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          Pillay, a trailblazer in Human Rights Law, was born in to a humble Indian family in apartheid South Africa..

          Navi Pillay

          South African lawyer, judge and human rights activist

          Navanethem "Navi" Pillay (born 23 September 1941) is a South African jurist who served as the United NationsHigh Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014.[1] A South African of IndianTamil origin, Pillay was the first non-white woman judge of the High Court of South Africa.[2] She has also served as a judge of the International Criminal Court and President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.[2] Her four-year term as High Commissioner for Human Rights began on 1 September 2008[1] and was extended an additional two years in 2012.[3] In September 2014 Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad succeeded her in her position as High Commissioner for Human Rights.[4] In April 2015, Pillay became the 16th Commissioner of the International Commission Against the Death Penalty.[5] She is also one of the 25 leading figures on the Information and De