
The South African lawyer and former UN human rights commissioner will be honored in Oslo.
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The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually in Oslo on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
The South African lawyer was a judge in The Hague and was involved in the United Nations. US President Donald Trump, who was also nominated, once again came away empty-handed.
Oslo. This year's Nobel Peace Prize goes to the South African lawyer Navanethem “Navi” Pillay. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced this in Oslo on Friday. The 85-year-old was a judge at the International Criminal Court in The Hague from 2003 to 2008. From 2008 to 2014, she also served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Nobel Committee explained the decision that she would be honored for her commitment to peace and international law. The award is worth twelve million Swedish crowns, which is around one million euros. The Nobel Peace Prize will be presented on December 10th in Oslo. It is the anniversary of the death of the Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, who endowed the prizes in his will in 1895.
US President Donald Trump, who was also nominated and has claimed the prize several times in the past, once again came away empty-handed.
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