Global use for justice: Right Livelihood Awards 2024!

Global use for justice: Right Livelihood Awards 2024!

In Stockholm this week, this year's sponsor of the Right Livelihood Awards were announced, also known as the alternative Nobel Prize. This renowned award recognizes activists and organizations that work tirelessly worldwide for justice and truth finding. This time the focus is on three outstanding personalities and an organization: the Filipino activist Joan Carling, the Palestinian human rights activist ISSA Amro with his group Youth Against Settlements, the environmental activist Anabela Lemos with her organization Justica Ambiental from Mosambik and the British research project Forensic Architecture.

The director of the Right Livelihood Foundation, Ole von Uexküll, praised the winners for their exemplary commitment. He explained that they show how non -violent resistance and the search for truth are of great importance in times of violence and oppression. In view of the current global challenges, it is important to honor such courageous role models, show the ways to a fairer and peaceful future.

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The winners come from different parts of the world and are often not known to the general public. Each of them is committed to the rights of oppressed and the preservation of the environment. Joan Carling is particularly honored for her commitment to indigenous rights and the strengths of the voices of original populations in the current ecological crisis.

Anabela Lemos and Justica Ambiental have campaigned in Mozambique to ensure that the communities can assert their rights to environmental protection and large -scale projects. Her struggle for ecological justice is crucial to give the local people a voice and improve their living conditions.

issa Amro and his group receive the award for their non -violent resistance to the crew in Hebron. The group promotes the civilian commitment of the Palestinians and is committed to peaceful solutions in a very conflict -loaded area.

The annual award winners are honored shortly before the announced Nobel Prize Awards and are often in a row with other important personalities such as the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren or the US whistleblow Edward Snowden. Since the foundation of the prize in 1980, almost 200 award winners from 77 countries have received the award and thus made a sustainable contribution to human rights work.

The award ceremony will take place on December 4th in Stockholm and is accompanied by the Right-Livelihood Foundation. In view of the wide range of nominations - this year there were 176 candidates from 72 countries - the choice reflects the relevance and the global character of the challenges with which these award winners are faced.

The commitment and determination of the excellent activists are not only inspiring, but also haunting memories of the importance of non -violent resistance in difficult times. As Ole von Uexküll noticed, they encourage us to become braver and use us for justice. An example of courageous actions that can have far -reaching effects in the local communities.