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- killingtime74I was just checking which were the top guesses on polymarket before the announcement and this winner was not even a choice on there. At least we know there's no insider trading at the Nobel foundation.
- FabHKWhat neither the announcement nor any comment here (when I checked) has noted is that The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel chaired by Pillay found, in Sept 2025, that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians. Don't want to relitigate that finding (especially the "specific intent"), but it strikes me as a surprisingly political and divisive choice.https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go
- onepunchedmanGreat to see that they're not afraid to stand up to the rising authoritarianism
- JensRantilYay, congrats Navi! Thanks for contributing to international law!
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- josu> in 2019 she became an ad hoc judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case in which Myanmar stands accused of genocide.https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2026/pillay/facts/I wonder who committed said genocide... oh, yeah, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1991/kyi/facts/
- nxobjectI'll be amused to see how the administration reacts. Perhaps we'll end up having the Trump Prizes.
- nervaiReminder that the US administration is on a campaign to dismantle the ICC for echoing similar findings to this Nobel Prize winner in her role at UNHRC [1].I'm extremely grateful to, and humbled by, these people continuing their brave work knowing they will face the full wrath of the US and Israel govs and their campaigns to dismantle accountability for the worst crimes.[1] https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/20...
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- myth_drannonPillay is complicit in China's genocide of Uyghurs. What a shame. Not to mention she is antisemite rambling about the "Jewish lobby". But anyways, not surprised at all. Dark times indeed.
- khalicA clear FU to the Cheeto, love it
- gyanchawdharyThe oberturies posted on HN are more worthy of Noble than Noble's being handed out to non sceince folk because of politics .. at this point, its become more like Forbes ..
- alexnewmanI obviously think my wife should have won, but at least she won the greatest award, an aaron sorkin movie
- baggy_troughAppalling choice.
- ZiiSThe problem is you have to be noteworthy enough to be considered; and are going to be in close proximity of atrocities (hopefully trying to prevent them). Realistically this means a higher percentage of laureate are now generally accepted to have some complicity in atrocities then the percentage of normal people.
- 737minEthnic Tamil, started career fighting Sri Lanka crackdown on Tamil Tigers. Tamil Tigers invented suicide bombing. Gaza’s Hamas adopted suicide bombing from them.https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/nobel-laureate-navi-pi...
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