Durban-born, Navi Pillay, a renowned South African Indian origin Tamil Jurists and Human rights advocate, the first black woman to be appointed in 1995 to the High Court of South Africa, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October, 9, 2026, for her efforts to promote International law and peace. She served as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014 and played a key role in advancing accountability for war crimes and genocide. Her journey highlights the importance of justice, human dignity and the rule of law in building a more peaceful, world. Donald Trump rages about losing the Nobel peace prize, was criticized by Navi Pillay for Trump administration’s sanctions of the International Criminal Court, are “completely unlawful. Heads of State have a responsibility to respect International law. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the United States would “ban transactions with the ICC, cutting off their resoures and crippling its ability to operate against us”.