Right Livelihood Award Honors Activists from Palestine, Philippines, Mozambique, and UK Research Agency
The prestigious award recognizes non-violent efforts to combat oppression and promote justice globally.
- Issa Amro and his group, Youth Against Settlements, were awarded for their peaceful resistance against Israeli occupation in the West Bank.
- Filipino Indigenous activist Joan Carling was honored for her leadership in defending Indigenous rights and culture amid ecological challenges.
- Mozambican environmental activist Anabela Lemos received recognition for empowering communities to oppose exploitative mega-projects.
- Forensic Architecture, a UK-based research agency, was cited for its innovative use of digital forensics to advocate for human and environmental rights.
- The Right Livelihood Award, often called the 'Alternative Nobel Prize,' has been awarded to 198 laureates from 77 countries since its inception in 1980.