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Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Forged Her Career Under Apartheid
Navi Pillay, the South African jurist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, built her legal career under apartheid, defending anti-apartheid activists while facing racial discrimination herself as a woman of Indian descent. She later served as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and as a judge on the International Criminal Court. The New York Times is profiling her life and legacy.
Why now: Renewed attention on Pillay following her Nobel recognition and her long career in human rights law.
Navi PillaySouth AfricaUnited NationsInternational Criminal Court
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- Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Forged Her Career Under Apartheid · The New York Times
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