Women's Rights | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/womens-rights/RSS feed for Women's RightsenFri, 09 Oct 2026 18:53:42 +0000Raised in Apartheid South Africa, 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Navi Pillay Is One of the World’s Leading Human Rights Juristshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/raised-in-apartheid-south-africa-2026-nobel-peace-prize-winner-navi-pillay-is-one-of-the-worlds-leading-human-rights-jurists-180989667/When Pillay learned she had won the award, she was in the same courtroom where the Nuremberg Trials held Nazi war criminals to account. Her legal career has been dedicated to fighting against human rights abuses and mass atrocitiesFri, 09 Oct 2026 18:53:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/raised-in-apartheid-south-africa-2026-nobel-peace-prize-winner-navi-pillay-is-one-of-the-worlds-leading-human-rights-jurists-180989667/