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The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, a decision that immediately triggered fierce backlash from Jewish advocacy groups and U.N.
The committee honored the 85-year-old South African jurist for her contributions to international law and her efforts to hold perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide accountable.
However, critics argue her selection validates a record they describe as biased against Israel and defensive of antisemitic rhetoric.
Anne Bayefsky, president of Human Rights Voices and director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights, accused Pillay of perverting human rights standards to delegitimize Jewish self-determination.
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