Overview
- The Right Livelihood Foundation announced the 2026 laureates on September 30, 2026, naming Jalila Haider, Timnit Gebru, the Rural Women's Assembly, and the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association.
- Jalila Haider was recognized for defending the Hazara minority in Pakistan and for becoming the first female lawyer from her community who takes on ethnic and state discrimination.
- Timnit Gebru was honored for publicly challenging the concentration of power in large AI companies, documenting algorithmic bias in large language models, and advocating for alternative, justice-focused AI approaches.
- The Rural Women's Assembly, which represents more than 178,000 smallholder women across southern Africa, won for organizing around land and water rights, food sovereignty, and resistance to sexual and structural violence.
- The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association received the award for defending democracy and preserving civic space despite recent government measures restricting civil society, and the prizes will be presented in Stockholm on December 1, 2026.