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Navi Pillay, a South African human rights lawyer and international judge who investigates war crimes, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. She led a UN panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.
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Nobel Peace Prize Live Updates: Navi Pillay, Human Rights Lawyer, Wins
Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.