Nobel laureate Navi Pillay on life under apartheid and Trump's 'pathetic' criticisms

Key points

• Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has recalled growing up under apartheid in South Africa, where her family was barred from beaches and parks. Born in Durban in 1941, she became the first non-white woman appointed to South Africa's High Court and later served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
• In her first Australian interview since receiving the 2026 prize, she called Donald Trump's criticism of the award pathetic.
• She also said sanctions imposed by the United States on the International Criminal Court were unlawful and cruel.