{
  "id": 13095203,
  "title": "South African jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/south-african-jurist-navi-pillay-wins-nobel-peace-prize",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:49:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
    "slug": "semafor",
    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/10/09/2026/south-african-jurist-navi-pillay-wins-nobel-peace-prize"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South African jurist Navi Pillay, who served as the UN’s longest-serving human rights chief, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay made history as the first non-white woman to serve as a judge in South Africa’s High Court before rising to international prominence. Her focus on genocide, particularly the tribunal over ethnic cleansing in Rwanda, has earned her widespread recognition. However, this stance has also made her a controversial figure, especially in countries where she has accused of genocide, such as Israel, which she has drawn parallels to the Rwandan killings in Gaza.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}