The Nobel Peace Prize 2026 has been awarded to Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights commissioner, for her "efforts to promote peace and international law". Originally from Durban in South Africa, Pillay was president of the international tribunal on Rwanda's genocide between the late 1990s and early 2000s. More recently, she was part of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, created by the UN Human Rights Council in 2021. Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio to read more about why Pillay was awarded the prize. #NobelPeacePrize #BBCNews