STOCKHOLM (AP) – The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Thursday to three activists from the Palestinian territories, the Philippines and Mozambique, and to a pioneering British research institute, “each of whom have had a significant impact on their local communities and on the world stage. gave.”
“Their unwavering commitment to speaking out against the forces of oppression and exploitation, while strictly adhering to non-violent methods, resonates across communities,” the Stockholm-based foundation said of the winners. said. This year, 176 candidates from 72 countries were considered.
Issa Amro, a human rights activist in the occupied West Bank, and his organization Youth Against Settlements are committed to “promoting Palestinian civil activism through peaceful means and taking a firm stand against Israel’s illegal occupation.” Awarded for “Nonviolent Resistance.”
In the Philippines, indigenous activist Joanne Carling was cited for her “leadership in raising the voices of indigenous peoples and defending their people, lands and cultures in the face of global ecological collapse.”
Annabella Lemos, a Mozambican environmental activist and director of Justiça Ambiental!, is credited with “empowering communities for their right to say no to exploitative megaprojects and demand environmental justice.” was awarded. This is the first time Mozambique has won the award.
Forensic Architecture, based at the University of London, was recognized as “pioneering digital forensic methods to ensure justice and accountability for victims and survivors of human rights and environmental abuses”.
Established in 1980, the annual Right Livelihood Prize celebrates work that prize founder Jakob von Uexkul, a Swedish-German philanthropist, felt was being ignored by the Nobel Prizes. It is. To date, 198 recipients from 77 countries have received this honor.
“The 2024 winners demonstrate the power of nonviolent resistance and truth-telling, and place decision-making in the hands of their communities,” said Ole von Uexkull, nephew of the prize’s founder and executive director of the organization. said.
Previous winners include Ukrainian human rights activist Oleksandra Matvichuk, Congolese surgeon Denis Mukwege and Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg. Matvichuk and Mukwege won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 and 2018, respectively.
The 2024 winners will be presented in Stockholm on December 4th. The prize amount has not been announced. “The award includes long-term support to highlight and expand the achievements of the recipients,” the foundation said.
