Swanson -- Nobel Peace Prize Turns Toward Peace in 2026
Nobel Peace Prize Turns Toward Peace in 2026 Leave a Comment / October 23, 2026 By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 9, 2026 The Nobel Peace Prize has just been awarded to Navi Pillay who is not, like last year’s laureate , pleading for the world’s largest military to attack her country. Nor is she, in the manner of various past laureates, waging war. Nor is she, like various past recipients, an admirable humanitarian working in a field unrelated to war. In fact, Navi Pillay has long been recognized as advancing the cause of peace. In 2025 she was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in Australia. The foundation awarding that prize said: “Judge Pillay has played a critical role in holding the tide against the global rise in impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity, advocating for accountability, the rule of law, and the protection of human dignity – from South Africa to Sri Lanka, Rwanda to Myanmar, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. She has worked for justice at the...
