As authoritarianism and division rise globally, the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureates are charting a different course: one rooted in collective action, resilience and democracy to create a liveable future for all.
This year’s Laureates come from regions where the stakes could not be higher. From Sudan and Myanmar, where military and political violence devastates communities, to the Pacific Islands, where climate disaster threatens entire nations, to Taiwan, which is the frequent target of foreign threats and disinformation: their work proves that everyone has a role to play in helping people and planet flourish.
The 2025 Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “alternative Nobel Prize”, goes to:
Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and Julian Aguon from the Pacific Islands and Guam (respectively) “for carrying the call for climate justice to the world’s highest court, turning survival into a matter of rights and climate action into a legal responsibility,”
Justice For Myanmar “for their courage and their pioneering investigative methods in exposing and eroding the international support to Myanmar’s corrupt military,”
Audrey Tang from Taiwan “for advancing the social use of digital technology to empower citizens, renew democracy and heal divides,” and
Emergency Response Rooms from Sudan “for building a resilient model of mutual aid amid war and state collapse that sustains millions of people with dignity.”
Ole von Uexkull, Executive Director of Right Livelihood, said: “At a time when violence, polarisation and climate disasters are tearing communities apart, the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureates remind us that joining hands in collective action is humanity’s most powerful response. Their courage and vision create a tapestry of hope and show that a more just and liveable future is possible.”
All of this year’s Laureates are the first ones to receive the Right Livelihood Award from their respective countries.
Besides being available for one-on-one interviews, the Laureates held online press conferences on the day of the Announcement:
- Emergency Response Rooms. Watch here
- Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change och Julian Aguon. Watch here
- Audrey Tang. Watch here
- For security reasons, please get in touch with us to request an interview with Justice For Myanmar
For 45 years, the Right Livelihood Award has honoured and supported courageous people leading the way to a just, peaceful and sustainable world for all. The Award comes with long-term support to highlight and expand Laureates’ work.
In 2025, 159 nominees from 67 countries were considered. Previous Laureates include Ukrainian human rights defender Oleksandra Matviichuk, Congolese gynaecologist and women’s rights advocate Dr Denis Mukwege and American public interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
The 2025 Laureates will be honoured during a televised Award Presentation in Stockholm on December 2.
Nominations are now also open for next year’s Award!
Find more information on the Laureates.
Photos and videos of the new Laureates can be found here.
Note our updated logotype! Find more information in our Press Kit.
Read individual press releases on each Laureate:
- Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and Julian Aguon
- Justice For Myanmar
- Audrey Tang
- Emergency Response Rooms
Media contacts
- International media: Emoke Bebiak, emoke.bebiak@rightlivelihood.org, +41 78 333 84 84 and Temis Tormo, temis.tormo@rightlivelihood.org, +46 72 923 3182
- German media: Julia Naumann and Nina Tesenfitz, presse@rightlivelihood.org, +49 170 5763 663
- Spanish media: Nayla Azzinnari, nayla@rightlivelihood.org, +54 9 11 5460 9860
- Scandinavian media: Vanessa Marko, vanessa.marko@arenaopinion.se, +46 76 321 66 37
Photos, videos: Mikaela Fredrikson, mikaela.fredrikson@rightlivelihood.org
