Nobel Peace Prize awarded to human rights ‘pioneer’ Navi Pillay

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

Pillay, a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is the first South African to win the prestigious prize since Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk in 1993.

The award recognizes Pillay's lifelong commitment to human rights and her work in promoting peace and justice around the world.