Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay?

Pillay grew up in South Africa under apartheid, which shaped her decades-long career in international law spanning Myanmar to Gaza.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Finally, Some Good News
Published 5:18 PM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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First reported by BBC: “Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay?”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 5:18 PM ET on Finally, Some Good News, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Navi Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize.
BBN covered this story before: Trump rages over Nobel Peace Prize loss (October 10).

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNavi Pillay grew up in South Africa under apartheid, and the BBC has a profile of how that childhood shaped a career in international law.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFrom Myanmar to Gaza. That is a long working life spent in rooms where nobody is pleased to see you.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe New York Times says her career was forged under apartheid. Fox News says her United Nations record has renewed fierce accusations.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSame woman, very different headlines.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWin a Nobel Peace Prize and everyone suddenly has a folder on you.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA folder and a deadline. Somewhere, a very patient intern is highlighting all of it.