Overview

• Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and lawyer Julian Aguon are honored for driving the UN process that led the International Court of Justice in July to affirm states’ legal duties on climate action and potential liability for harm.
• Justice for Myanmar is cited for investigations that exposed foreign financing of the junta, prompting steps such as Swiss sanctions on Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise and Airbus ending cooperation with AviChina, while members remain anonymous for safety.
• Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms are recognized for decentralized aid reaching millions, with about 10,000 volunteers delivering medical care, food and psychosocial support despite arrests, torture and killings, following a recent Rafto Prize recognition.
• Taiwan’s former digital minister Audrey Tang receives the award for deploying civic technology and AI to strengthen democratic participation, and is currently a fellow at Oxford’s Institute for Ethics in AI.
• The foundation announced the winners on October 1 with each award endowed at roughly 800,000 Swedish kronor, the laureates will be celebrated in Stockholm on December 2, and the 2025 field drew 159 nominations from 67 countries with all winners first from their nations.