Navi Pillay

Navi Pillay served as president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda from 1999 to 2003 and as presiding judge in the trial of Ferdinand Nahimana, Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza and Hassan Ngeze (the “Media Trial”). She subsequently served as a judge on the International Criminal Court and as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014.

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Hate Speech and Violence at the US Capitol: Lessons From the Rwandan Genocide

Navi Pillay and Jessica Neuwirth

• February 10, 2021

Five-hundred-thousand Rwandans were killed in the course of 100 days in 1994. In its “media case,” the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 2003 held nationalist Hutu political leaders and media accountable for the false propaganda and promotion of ethnic hatred that led to the genocide of the Tutsi population in the country, convicting the …

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Many Countries Cheer Gains to Ending the Death Penalty Globally, but Foes Harden Their Stance

Navi Pillay and Ruth Dreifuss

• December 17, 2020

MADRID — A record-breaking vote on a resolution for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty has been passed by the United Nations General Assembly, with 123 countries in favor, 38 voting against and 24 abstaining. The vote, held on Dec. 16, was an improvement over an earlier vote, on Nov. 17 …

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War Crimes Against Women and Girls Must Be Prosecuted

Navi Pillay

• November 4, 2013

There is now overwhelming evidence that conflicts exacerbate pre-existing gender discrimination and put women and girls at heightened risk of sexual, physical and psychological violence. One appalling example of this evidence is the report recently to the Human Rights Council by the International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, which highlights the threat and …