Navi Pillay — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014.
First non-white woman judge of the High Court of South Africa.
Served as a judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.
Currently serves as an ad hoc judge of the International Court of Justice.
Chairs the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Earned a Master of Law and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Harvard University.

Biography

Navanethem "Navi" Pillay is a prominent South African jurist with a distinguished career in international law and human rights. She served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014, following her tenure as a judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Notably, Pillay was the first non-white woman judge of the High Court of South Africa.