纳瓦内瑟姆·“纳维”·皮莱因其在促进和平与国际法方面所作的贡献，荣获2026年诺贝尔和平奖。
Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and international law.
皮莱法律生涯的早期阶段正值南非种族隔离时期，她曾代理多起涉及反种族隔离活动人士及政治犯的诉讼案件。这一时期最具标志性的事件便是里沃尼亚审判——这场审判最终导致纳尔逊·曼德拉等八名反种族隔离活动人士被判处终身监禁。
One of the early chapters of Pillay’s legal career was her work during South Africa’s apartheid era, including cases involving anti-apartheid activists and political prisoners. The period was marked by the Rivonia Trial, a landmark case that led to Nelson Mandela and seven other anti-apartheid activists being sentenced to life imprisonment.
1963年至1964年间进行的里沃尼亚审判主要围绕破坏活动以及推翻种族隔离政府的阴谋展开。检方指控称，曼德拉及其同案被告招募并训练人员使用爆炸物与游击战术，策划破坏行动，还试图寻求外国军事力量的援助；他们亦被指从乌干达、阿尔及利亚、埃塞俄比亚、利比里亚、尼日利亚、突尼斯等国的人士处获取资金支持。
Navanethem ‘Navi’ Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize 2026: Bus driver’s daughter who took on apartheid Held in 1963-64, the Rivonia Trial centred on sabotage and activities aimed at overthrowing the apartheid government. The prosecution alleged that Mandela and his co-defendants had recruited and trained people in the use of explosives and guerrilla warfare, planned acts of sabotage and sought assistance from foreign military forces. They were also accused of receiving funds from sympathisers in Uganda, Algeria, Ethiopia, Liberia, Nigeria , Tunisia and elsewhere.
该审判引发了国际社会的强烈谴责，联合国安全理事会亦对此表示不满，多国因此对南非政府实施制裁。此后，曼德拉被关押于罗本岛。
The trial drew international condemnation, including from the United Nations Security Council, and prompted some countries to impose sanctions against the South African government. Mandela was subsequently imprisoned on Robben Island.
皮莱后来的法律工作与罗本岛上政治犯的处境密切相关。1973年，在曼德拉服刑期间，皮莱接手了一起针对罗本岛监狱狱长的诉讼案，并成功维护了岛上政治犯的各项权利与待遇。
Pillay’s legal work later intersected with the conditions faced by political prisoners on Robben Island. In 1973, while Mandela was serving his sentence there, Pillay took up a case against the officer commanding Robben Island Prison. She successfully fought for the rights and privileges of political prisoners held on the island.
此外，在1971年至1972年间的一起依据《恐怖主义法》进行的审判中，皮莱亦作为辩护团队的一员，致力于揭露审讯过程中存在的非法与酷刑手段。
Pillay was also part of a defence team during a trial under the Terrorism Act in 1971-72, which sought to expose what the defence describes as unlawful and torturous methods used during interrogation.
虽然皮莱在囚犯权利与待遇方面的研究工作与曼德拉在罗本岛服刑的经历密切相关，但目前并无确凿证据表明她曾在里沃尼亚审判中担任曼德拉的辩护律师。
While Pillay’s work on the rights and conditions of prisoners has a clear connection to Mandela’s years on Robben Island, there is no established evidence that she served as Mandela’s lawyer in the Rivonia Trial.