诺贝尔和平奖得主纳维·皮莱周五敦促各国政治领导人履行其“法律义务”，保护人权并避免战争，同时警告称国际法与人权正面临严重的政治攻击。在被宣布荣获2026年诺贝尔和平奖数小时后，这位印度裔南非法学家表示，各国必须遵守《联合国宪章》的原则以及其在国际法下的责任。皮莱将这一奖项献给国际犯罪的幸存者以及捍卫国际正义的人们。
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay on Friday urged political leaders to meet their “legal obligation” to protect human rights and avoid war, warning that international law and human rights were facing a serious political attack. Speaking hours after being named the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the South African jurist of Indian origin said states must uphold the principles of the UN Charter and their duties under international law. Pillay dedicated the award to survivors of international crimes and to those defending international justice.
她说，他们的“同情与勇气持续确保着有罪不罚现象不会得逞”，同时也警告称，试图削弱国际刑事司法体系的行为可能会使数十年来取得的进展付诸东流。“我给领导人、政治领导人的信息是，你们负有法律义务，”皮莱说，“无论你们在道德上承担其他何种责任，你们都有义务保护人权并避免战争。”她补充道：“我呼吁每个国家都履行这一义务。”
She said their “compassion and courage continue to ensure that impunity will not be allowed to reign”, while also warning that attempts to weaken international criminal justice could undo progress made over decades.“My message to leaders, political leaders, is that you are under legal obligation,” Pillay said. “No matter what other obligation you have morally, you have a legal obligation to protect human rights and refrain from war.”She added: “That is an obligation I call upon every state to fulfill.”
这位85岁的法学家表示：“我们正生活在一个国际法与人权遭受重大政治攻击的时代，”并特别指出对国际刑事法院的攻击。她曾担任联合国人权事务高级专员，其工作有助于塑造有关种族灭绝和性暴力的国际法，目前也正在国际法院担任一名法官。在诺贝尔奖公布后的另一番讲话中，皮莱将加沙报告称为她最近的一项工作，并表示该报告已将当地发生的情况定性为种族灭绝。
The 85-year-old jurist said, “We are living through an era when international law and human rights are under significant political attack,” and pointed in particular to attacks on the International Criminal Court. She is a former UN human rights chief whose work helped shape international law on genocide and sexual violence, and is also serving as a judge in a case at the International Court of Justice. In separate remarks after the Nobel announcement, Pillay referred to the Gaza report as her most recent work and said it had named what was happening there as genocide.
她曾担任联合国调查委员会主席，该委员会于2025年9月得出结论，称以色列当局和安全部队在加沙对巴勒斯坦人实施了并仍在继续实施种族灭绝。
She had chaired the UN commission of inquiry that concluded in September 2025 that Israeli authorities and security forces had committed and were continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
以色列方面拒绝了该委员会的调查结论。皮莱是在德国纽伦堡参加一场论坛时得知自己获此奖项的。二战结束后，纳粹领导人正是在那里接受审判。她表示，这一消息恰在自己身处当年审判举行的600号法庭时公布，实在恰逢其时。她警告称，任何削弱国际刑事司法体系的企图都可能使自那次审判以来取得的成果付诸东流。
Israel rejected the commission’s findings. Pillay learnt of the award while attending a forum in Nuremberg, Germany, where Nazi leaders were tried after World War II. She said it was fitting that the announcement came while she was in Courtroom 600, where the trials were held. She warned that efforts to weaken international criminal justice threatened to reverse the gains made since those trials.
“这些举动有可能将我们带回那个由强权而非法律来决定谁的苦难值得被关注的世界，”她说。她还补充道：“这一奖项更加坚定了我的信念：我们必须团结一致，捍卫法治、维护独立司法机构，以及建立在原则而非选择性基础上的国际法律秩序。”皮莱曾先后任职于南非高等法院、卢旺达国际刑事法庭、国际刑事法院以及联合国人权事务高级专员办事处。
“They risk returning us to a world in which power rather than law determines whose suffering matters,” she said. She added, “This award strengthens my conviction that we must stand together in defense of the rule of law, in defense of independent courts, and an international legal order based on principle rather than selectivity.”Pillay said she had served in institutions including South Africa’s High Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the International Criminal Court and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
谈及自己在国际法领域的贡献，皮莱为卢旺达国际刑事法庭将强奸与性暴力认定为国际罪行而感到自豪。她认为，将冲突中针对妇女和儿童的性暴力视为“附带损害”或“对英勇作战士兵的奖赏”是极其荒谬的做法。皮莱曾是审理让-保罗·阿卡耶苏案的法官之一。这位前市长被卢旺达国际刑事法庭判定犯有种族灭绝罪、危害人类罪以及公然煽动实施种族灭绝罪。
Asked about her work in international law, Pillay said she was proud of the Rwanda tribunal’s recognition of rape and sexual violence as international crimes. She called it “outrageous” that sexual violence against women and children in conflict was treated as “collateral damage or as reward for the hard fighting soldiers”. Pillay was one of the judges in the landmark case against Jean-Paul Akayesu, a former mayor convicted by the Rwanda tribunal of genocide, crimes against humanity and direct and public incitement to commit genocide.
该法庭在1998年作出的判决中明确指出：只要具备相应的主观意图，强奸与性暴力行为即可构成种族灭绝罪及危害人类罪。挪威诺贝尔委员会将2026年和平奖授予皮莱，以表彰她为促进和平与国际法发展所作出的努力，并特别肯定了她在推动战争罪、危害人类罪及种族灭绝罪追责工作方面发挥的重要作用。
The tribunal’s 1998 judgment recognised that rape and sexual violence could constitute acts of genocide when committed with the required intent, as well as crimes against humanity. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Pillay the 2026 Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law, highlighting her role in strengthening the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
周五，皮莱借此机会敦促各国领导人和政府捍卫人权、维护司法独立以及法治。
On Friday, Pillay used the moment to press leaders and states to defend human rights, independent courts and the rule of law.