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Bearing witness to untold suffering, the 2023 Laureates stand up to save lives, preserve nature and protect the dignity and livelihoods of communities around the world.

Eunice Brookman-Amissah is a Ghanaian physician whose leadership has been pivotal in advancing safe abortion access across Africa. For three decades, she has led high-level advocacy, sensitisation programmes and training on women’s reproductive rights.

Mother Nature Cambodia is the country’s pre-eminent youth-led environmental rights organisation, working on the frontlines with local communities to preserve nature and livelihoods even in the face of a growing government crackdown on civil society activism.

SOS MEDITERRANEE is a European maritime-humanitarian organisation saving people’s lives in the Mediterranean, the world’s deadliest migration route. Carrying out search and rescue operations, it has brought more than 38,500 people to safety since 2016.

Phyllis Omido is a Kenyan environmental activist leading the battle for the justice and health of the Owino Uhuru community that has suffered from lead poisoning, setting vital legal precedents with the use of litigation, advocacy and media engagement.