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Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize, UN rights chief welcomes

Original: Nobel Peace Prize for Navi Pillay a recognition that human rights, justice and accountability are fundamental to everything, says Türk

Navanethem Pillay, the South African lawyer and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Volker Türk, the current UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the award recognises that human rights, justice and accountability are fundamental to everything. Pillay is known for her work as a judge on the International Criminal Court and the Rwanda tribunal.

Why now: The announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize and the UN's reaction to it have drawn attention to Pillay's legacy in human rights.

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