She has provided legal support to thousands of Chinese women and demonstrated how the law can be used to successfully fight gender discrimination.”. © 2016 The Right Livelihood Award. It recognises that, in striving to meet the challenges of today’s world, the most inspiring and remarkable work often defies any standard classification. Indigenous leader Davi Kopenawa of the Yanomami people, and the Hutukara Yanomami Association (Brazil) jointly receive the Right Livelihood Award “for their courageous determination to protect the forests and biodiversity of the Amazon, and the lands and culture of its indigenous peoples”. The Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was recently awarded the Right Livelihood Award-2019, also known as Sweden's alternative Nobel Prize. Arabic-speaking media: Abed Al-Qaisi, mobile: +46 (0) 762441851. Twenty per cent of the Yanomami died in only seven years during the 1980s and 1990s, after gold miners destroyed villages, shot people and exposed the population to diseases to which they have no immunity.
The Award … Until his return in 1982, he lived and worked in France and Chile as a researcher and advisor for UNESCO, among other organizations. He was subsequently appointed Rector of the Universidad Austral de Chile in Valdivia. For further information and to arrange interviews, please contact: Further details on the Laureates, alongside high-resolution photographs and videos, are available at: rightlivelihood.org/2019-announcement. 1202 Geneva, Switzerland. Driven by her scientific understanding of the climate crisis and the insufficient response of politics and society to the problem, it became Thunberg’s mission to promote action against climate change. The 40th Right Livelihood Award Presentation will take place on 4 December, 19.30-21.15 (CET) at Cirkus in Stockholm and is open to the public. Monday, 2 December, 12:00-13:30 CET He is one of the key people behind the burgeoning World Social Forum.
In light of the rapid decline in biodiversity across the world and the worsening effects of climate change, Yanomami knowledge on how to preserve and sustainably inhabit their lands, for the benefit of all, is significant. In addition to a long academic career, Max-Neef achieved an impressive minority vote when he stood as candidate in the Chilean Presidential election of 1993.
This is a recognition of my non-violent struggle and the just cause of the Sahrawi people. Throughout her career, she has helped thousands of disadvantaged women in getting access to justice. He was instrumental in securing the 1992 demarcation of Yanomami lands in Brazil at over 96,000 square kilometres. Their territory is among the planet’s most important reservoirs of genetic diversity but high political pressure to exploit the Amazon’s natural resources is instigating invasions of indigenous lands. She plays a crucial role in drawing international attention to the unresolved Western Sahara issue, which for long has been neglected by the UN, the EU and the media. As China’s first public interest lawyer working full-time in legal aid, she successfully introduced the concept of pro bono legal services for marginalised persons into the Chinese context. Auditorium Ivan Pictet, Maison de la paix, Geneva. Greta Thunberg has managed to get the climate crisis not only on the cover page of newspapers but also on top of people’s minds. Currently, pro bono legal work in China is facing enormous challenges. Seminar at the Swedish Parliament with Aminatou Haidar and Davi Kopenawa. To fund the prizes, he offered to sell his stamp collection, worth more than one million US Dollars, and donate the money to the Nobel Foundation. He saw how decision-makers were meeting behind closed doors, out of touch with reality.
info@rightlivelihood.org The prize money is designated to support the Laureates’ work, it is not for personal use.
Anyone can propose candidates to be considered for the Right Livelihood Award. In 1966 the military forced him into exile with his wife Stella and their four children. For more information and to arrange interviews with Laureates, please contact: Further details on the Laureates, alongside high-resolution photos and videos, are available at rightlivelihood.org/2019-right-livelihood-award-week/. “I am very happy to receive the award. The Right Livelihood Award is a huge recognition for Fridays For Future and the climate strike movement. In August 2018, with the Swedish Parliamentary election only weeks away, 15-year old Greta Thunberg saw with despair how politicians lacked strategies to combat climate change – if they even cared at all about the issue.
September 27, 2019 1 Comment The winners of Right Livelihood Award 2019 were announced in Stockholm, Sweden.
Aminatou Haidar started her activism as a teenager and is one of the founders of the Sahrawi human rights movement. Purpose of the Right Livelihood Award. The idea was taken forward by eight leading Brazilian organisations, operating by consensus. It seeks to help protect those Award recipients whose life and liberty are in danger.
The award honours and supports courageous people solving global problems. The 12th Right Livelihood Award Lecture with Aminatou Haidar at the University of Zurich. Ole von Uexkull, Executive Director of the Right Livelihood Foundation, commented: “With the 2019 Right Livelihood Award, we honour four practical visionaries whose leadership has empowered millions of people to defend their inalienable rights and to strive for a liveable future for all on planet Earth. Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2e
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In 1964 Chico joined the opposition movement against his country’s military regime.
Kopenawa is co-founder and President of the Hutukara Yanomami Association which is conserving the rainforest and advancing indigenous rights in Brazil.
Ole von Uexkull commented: “Guo Jianmei is a pioneer of women’s rights. Established in 1980, the Right Livelihood Award honours and supports courageous people solving global problems. Her example has inspired and empowered people from all walks of life to demand political action.
The international jury considered 142 nominations from 59 countries, after an open nomination process.
Any… “This award recognises and acknowledges the efforts of my team and me to uphold women’s rights and promote democracy and the rule of law in China, under difficult circumstances for the past 25 years.