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Former ICC Judge Navi Pillay Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Navanethem Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo. The 85-year-old is a former UN human rights chief and an International Court of Justice judge.
- 287 candidates were nominated; just over a quarter were organizations.
- 12 million Swedish kronor, about $1.2 million, goes to the winner.
- Pillay once represented Nelson Mandela and served eight years on Rwanda's tribunal.
- 2025 winner Machado gave Trump her medal after Maduro was ousted.
Why it matters: Committee chair Jørgen Watne Frydnes framed the prize as a defense of international law. The committee said judges and legal institutions face political attack.
- The Nobel Committee says Machado's prize cannot be transferred or shared.
- Trump said Wednesday the committee tends not to pick people like him.
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Where they split: Most coverage treats Machado's medal gift as a brief aside, while The Epoch Times centers the story on Trump being passed over despite nominations from Azerbaijan and Pakistan.
Center coverage, 27 sources: The center presents the win as recognition of Pillay's work in international justice, using wire reporting.
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Left coverage, 21 sources: The left treats the story as a straightforward award announcement, with Pillay's international-law record at the center.
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Right coverage, 23 sources: The right sets the award against Trump's claim that he ended multiple wars and the nominations he received.
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What’s next: The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday.
- How did Pillay react to the award? The committee had not reached her by announcement time.
- Will Machado or Trump respond to this year's selection?
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