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      18.09.24
      Right Livelihood addresses UN Human Rights Council on behalf of Abdullah al-Qahtani as his father’s enforced disappearance nears two-year mark Image
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      Right Livelihood addresses UN Human Rights Council on behalf of Abdullah al-Qahtani as his father’s enforced disappearance nears two-year mark
      30.08.24
      Juan Pablo Orrego: “The Jury process made me reflect more deeply on the unpleasant subject of arms and war” Image
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      Juan Pablo Orrego: “The Jury process made me reflect more deeply on the unpleasant subject of arms and war”
      28.08.24
      SEWA’s fight against heat, India’s invisible killer: “This is the reality for women in the informal sector” Image
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      SEWA’s fight against heat, India’s invisible killer: “This is the reality for women in the informal sector”
      06.08.24
      Environmental defenders in focus at 56th UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Environmental defenders in focus at 56th UN Human Rights Council
      31.07.24
      Right Livelihood: The UN Human Rights Council must act on EACOP human rights violations Image
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      Right Livelihood: The UN Human Rights Council must act on EACOP human rights violations
      30.07.24
      Environmental defenders should be applauded, not attacked, Right Livelihood urges UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Environmental defenders should be applauded, not attacked, Right Livelihood urges UN Human Rights Council
      30.07.24
      Right Livelihood condemns Cambodia’s rigged judicial system, calls for release of jailed Mother Nature Cambodia members Image
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      Right Livelihood condemns Cambodia’s rigged judicial system, calls for release of jailed Mother Nature Cambodia members
      08.07.24
      Michael Succow Stiftung celebrates 25 years Image
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      Michael Succow Stiftung celebrates 25 years
      18.06.24
      András Bíró, known as the “patriarch of Hungarian civil society”, dies at 98 Image
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      András Bíró, known as the “patriarch of Hungarian civil society”, dies at 98
      04.06.24
      Raji Sourani: Defending Palestinians is a fight for the world’s conscience Image
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      Raji Sourani: Defending Palestinians is a fight for the world’s conscience
      24.05.24
      Police brutality in Kenya raises safety concerns for Phyllis Omido, local environmental defenders Image
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      Police brutality in Kenya raises safety concerns for Phyllis Omido, local environmental defenders
      14.05.24
      Mycle Schneider: Nuclear power is not an option Image
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      Mycle Schneider: Nuclear power is not an option
      02.05.24
      Right Livelihood sheds light on human rights crises across the globe at 55th Human Rights Council Image
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      Right Livelihood sheds light on human rights crises across the globe at 55th Human Rights Council
      29.04.24
      Colombian farmers mobilise against illegal armed groups attempting to take control Image
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      Colombian farmers mobilise against illegal armed groups attempting to take control
      16.04.24
      Right Livelihood and ALDEPA call for action on gender equality in Cameroon Image
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      Right Livelihood and ALDEPA call for action on gender equality in Cameroon
      10.04.24
      Right Livelihood and Viasna demand accountability at UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Right Livelihood and Viasna demand accountability at UN Human Rights Council
      05.04.24
      Martín Almada, who fought US-backed Latin American dictatorships, dies in his native Paraguay Image
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      Martín Almada, who fought US-backed Latin American dictatorships, dies in his native Paraguay
      26.03.24
      The UN must take action to stop human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia Image
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      The UN must take action to stop human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia
      21.03.24
      Geneva panel highlights: youth activism through the lens of Right Livelihood Laureates Image
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      Geneva panel highlights: youth activism through the lens of Right Livelihood Laureates
      14.03.24
      Vladimir Slivyak on Russia’s elections: “Vladimir Putin eliminated political opposition a long time ago” Image
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      Vladimir Slivyak on Russia’s elections: “Vladimir Putin eliminated political opposition a long time ago”
      14.03.24
      Raul Montenegro on Argentina: “What was serious before now becomes catastrophic” Image
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      Raul Montenegro on Argentina: “What was serious before now becomes catastrophic”
      14.03.24
      Right Livelihood denounces global repression of peaceful protesters at Human Rights Council Image
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      Right Livelihood denounces global repression of peaceful protesters at Human Rights Council
      14.03.24
      Joint statement condemns global persecution of youth activists Image
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      Joint statement condemns global persecution of youth activists
      12.03.24
      Bill McKibben reflects on decade since Right Livelihood Award Image
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      Bill McKibben reflects on decade since Right Livelihood Award
      12.03.24
      Aminatou Haidar admonishes Morocco’s human rights violations at UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Aminatou Haidar admonishes Morocco’s human rights violations at UN Human Rights Council
      08.03.24
      Investing in women to accelerate social change: An interview with Mozn Hassan Image
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      Investing in women to accelerate social change: An interview with Mozn Hassan
      23.02.24
      Monika Hauser on Ukraine: Prioritise “needs of survivors of sexualised violence” Image
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      Monika Hauser on Ukraine: Prioritise “needs of survivors of sexualised violence”
      23.02.24
      Two years into Russia’s war on Ukraine, Vladimir Slivyak keeps up the fight for peace and Russia’s soul Image
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      Two years into Russia’s war on Ukraine, Vladimir Slivyak keeps up the fight for peace and Russia’s soul
      22.02.24
      “I still lack the words:” Oleksandra Matviichuk reflects on two years of living under Russia’s war on Ukraine Image
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      “I still lack the words:” Oleksandra Matviichuk reflects on two years of living under Russia’s war on Ukraine
      21.02.24
      Johan Galtung, “the father of peace studies,” dies at 93 Image
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      Johan Galtung, “the father of peace studies,” dies at 93
      13.02.24
      Strengthening Democracy: Lessons from Frances Moore Lappé Image
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      Strengthening Democracy: Lessons from Frances Moore Lappé
      09.02.24
      Unravelling the future: Janos Vargha’s journey through environmental challenges and societal shifts Image
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      Unravelling the future: Janos Vargha’s journey through environmental challenges and societal shifts
      14.12.23
      Joan Garcés criticises Chile’s latest Constitution draft as “the most regressive” in the country’s history Image
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      Joan Garcés criticises Chile’s latest Constitution draft as “the most regressive” in the country’s history
      14.12.23
      Governments must reform their laws on torture, IRCT urges, as it advocates for survivor justice Image
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      Governments must reform their laws on torture, IRCT urges, as it advocates for survivor justice
      04.12.23
      Burkinabé Laureate Yacouba Sawadogo, “the man who stopped the desert,” dies Image
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      Burkinabé Laureate Yacouba Sawadogo, “the man who stopped the desert,” dies
      01.12.23
      Son of disappeared Saudi Laureate met with hostility at Saudi embassy for delivering petition calling for his release Image
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      Son of disappeared Saudi Laureate met with hostility at Saudi embassy for delivering petition calling for his release
      17.11.23
      Vesna Teršelič: “During the Russian aggression, we in Europe once again became aware of the importance of insisting on justice” Image
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      Vesna Teršelič: “During the Russian aggression, we in Europe once again became aware of the importance of insisting on justice”
      09.11.23
      Right Livelihood and partners launch #FreeAlQahtani campaign to demand Laureate’s release Image
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      Right Livelihood and partners launch #FreeAlQahtani campaign to demand Laureate’s release
      01.11.23
      Physicians for Human Rights-Israel: International community must protect civilians in Israel and Gaza Image
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      Physicians for Human Rights-Israel: International community must protect civilians in Israel and Gaza
      30.10.23
      Alyn Ware co-launches ‘LAW not War’ campaign for universal ICJ jurisdiction Image
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      Alyn Ware co-launches ‘LAW not War’ campaign for universal ICJ jurisdiction
      27.10.23
      54th UN Human Rights Council: We shed light on activist repression, indigenous peoples’ plight in Nicaragua, environmental degradation Image
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      54th UN Human Rights Council: We shed light on activist repression, indigenous peoples’ plight in Nicaragua, environmental degradation
      20.10.23
      Joint statement: human rights violations in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara must end Image
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      Joint statement: human rights violations in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara must end
      20.10.23
      András Bíró: The task of civil society is to both cooperate with and control political power Image
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      András Bíró: The task of civil society is to both cooperate with and control political power
      11.10.23
      Invention to revolution: Martin Green’s optimism for solar energy in tackling the climate crisis Image
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      Invention to revolution: Martin Green’s optimism for solar energy in tackling the climate crisis
      05.10.23
      Civil society faces erasure in Belarus, Saudi Arabia, Western Sahara Image
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      Civil society faces erasure in Belarus, Saudi Arabia, Western Sahara
      04.10.23
      The Green Climate Fund’s BioClima project endangers Indigenous life in Nicaragua Image
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      The Green Climate Fund’s BioClima project endangers Indigenous life in Nicaragua
      02.10.23
      Joint UN statement: Continued impunity threatens survival of Nicaragua’s Indigenous Peoples Image
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      Joint UN statement: Continued impunity threatens survival of Nicaragua’s Indigenous Peoples
      25.09.23
      The UN must establish an independent investigative body for Belarus Image
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      The UN must establish an independent investigative body for Belarus
      22.09.23
      Right Livelihood calls for end to EACOP construction amidst human rights concerns Image
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      Right Livelihood calls for end to EACOP construction amidst human rights concerns
      20.09.23
      British architect John Turner, who called for human-centred housing policies, dies at 96 Image
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      British architect John Turner, who called for human-centred housing policies, dies at 96
      19.09.23
      Saudi Arabia must end practice of enforced disappearances, we demand at UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Saudi Arabia must end practice of enforced disappearances, we demand at UN Human Rights Council
      15.09.23
      Guatemala’s fight for democracy requires international support Image
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      Guatemala’s fight for democracy requires international support
      14.09.23
      Nicaragua must protect indigenous communities from violence and land grabs Image
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      Nicaragua must protect indigenous communities from violence and land grabs
      11.09.23
      On the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup, Right Livelihood honours Laureate pursuing accountability Image
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      On the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup, Right Livelihood honours Laureate pursuing accountability
      28.08.23
      Forging a new era of justice at the third annual conference on the Global State of Human Rights Image
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      Forging a new era of justice at the third annual conference on the Global State of Human Rights
      21.08.23
      Guatemalan Right Livelihood Laureates in exile hopeful about anti-corruption president’s victory Image
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      Guatemalan Right Livelihood Laureates in exile hopeful about anti-corruption president’s victory
      07.08.23
      Research on the ground: when the nominees’ fields of work become also ours Image
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      Research on the ground: when the nominees’ fields of work become also ours
      01.08.23
      Ethiopian Laureate Melaku Worede, renowned conservationist and agronomist, dies at 87 Image
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      Ethiopian Laureate Melaku Worede, renowned conservationist and agronomist, dies at 87
      27.07.23
      Nicaragua’s indigenous peoples and Uganda’s LGBTIQ+ community highlighted at UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Nicaragua’s indigenous peoples and Uganda’s LGBTIQ+ community highlighted at UN Human Rights Council
      21.07.23
      We must act to protect LGBTIQ+ Ugandans, activists plead at UN side event Image
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      We must act to protect LGBTIQ+ Ugandans, activists plead at UN side event
      04.07.23
      Japan’s imminent plan to dump Fukushima wastewater into the ocean is “scandalous,” warns CNIC Image
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      Japan’s imminent plan to dump Fukushima wastewater into the ocean is “scandalous,” warns CNIC
      22.06.23
      Uganda must repeal its new anti-LGBTIQ+ law, which forces Ugandans back into the closet Image
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      Uganda must repeal its new anti-LGBTIQ+ law, which forces Ugandans back into the closet
      22.06.23
      Indigenous communities in Nicaragua are facing a humanitarian crisis Image
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      Indigenous communities in Nicaragua are facing a humanitarian crisis
      20.06.23
      Thelma Aldana: “My biggest challenge in exile is to be happy” Image
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      Thelma Aldana: “My biggest challenge in exile is to be happy”
      17.06.23
      Daniel Ellsberg, US whistleblower and peace activist, dies at age 92 Image
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      Daniel Ellsberg, US whistleblower and peace activist, dies at age 92
      13.06.23
      Right Livelihood’s Education workshops: “We wanted to encourage people, but also to equip them with useful tools” Image
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      Right Livelihood’s Education workshops: “We wanted to encourage people, but also to equip them with useful tools”
      31.05.23
      Aminatou Haidar’s vision for a free Western Sahara Image
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      Aminatou Haidar’s vision for a free Western Sahara
      24.05.23
      Amidst the tragedy of Covid-19, Dr. Hanumappa Sudarshan finds a silver lining in India’s remote regions Image
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      Amidst the tragedy of Covid-19, Dr. Hanumappa Sudarshan finds a silver lining in India’s remote regions
      18.05.23
      Meet the Right Livelihood Laureates fighting to keep our waters clean from pollutants Image
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      Meet the Right Livelihood Laureates fighting to keep our waters clean from pollutants
      16.05.23
      Svetlana Gannushkina: At 81, “I really want to live to see the end of Putin’s regime” Image
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      Svetlana Gannushkina: At 81, “I really want to live to see the end of Putin’s regime”
      03.05.23
      World Press Freedom Day 2023: Natallia Satsunkevich details dire situation for journalists and ordinary citizens in Belarus Image
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      World Press Freedom Day 2023: Natallia Satsunkevich details dire situation for journalists and ordinary citizens in Belarus
      03.05.23
      World Press Freedom Day 2023: María Stella Cáceres shares insights on the history and current state of press freedom in Paraguay Image
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      World Press Freedom Day 2023: María Stella Cáceres shares insights on the history and current state of press freedom in Paraguay
      03.05.23
      World Press Freedom Day 2023: András Bíro reflects on the current state of press freedom in Hungary Image
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      World Press Freedom Day 2023: András Bíro reflects on the current state of press freedom in Hungary
      25.04.23
      Pat Mooney’s Long Food Movement teaches us how to transform food systems Image
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      Pat Mooney’s Long Food Movement teaches us how to transform food systems
      20.04.23
      Pacific Islander Laureates continue fight for environmental justice, enduring effects of nuclear testing and climate change Image
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      Pacific Islander Laureates continue fight for environmental justice, enduring effects of nuclear testing and climate change
      20.04.23
      Right Livelihood warns of human rights abuses against activists, indigenous peoples and women during 52nd session of UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Right Livelihood warns of human rights abuses against activists, indigenous peoples and women during 52nd session of UN Human Rights Council
      12.04.23
      After the 2023 UN Water Conference: Making water security a top priority for climate action Image
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      After the 2023 UN Water Conference: Making water security a top priority for climate action
      12.04.23
      Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, who championed access to healthcare in rural Bangladesh, dies at 81 Image
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      Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, who championed access to healthcare in rural Bangladesh, dies at 81
      04.04.23
      Monika Hauser: “The development in Afghanistan is the bitterest pill I have had to swallow” Image
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      Monika Hauser: “The development in Afghanistan is the bitterest pill I have had to swallow”
      30.03.23
      Indigenous people’s existence can’t rely on political favours: Brazil must take action Image
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      Indigenous people’s existence can’t rely on political favours: Brazil must take action
      27.03.23
      Right Livelihood demands action from Morocco on Sahrawi self-determination in joint UN statement Image
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      Right Livelihood demands action from Morocco on Sahrawi self-determination in joint UN statement
      24.03.23
      Joint UN statement: Prioritising economic interests over human rights in Saudi Arabia has a human cost Image
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      Joint UN statement: Prioritising economic interests over human rights in Saudi Arabia has a human cost
      23.03.23
      Maude Barlow: Tackling the water crisis is the only way to safeguard people and the planet Image
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      Maude Barlow: Tackling the water crisis is the only way to safeguard people and the planet
      23.03.23
      States must better protect human rights defenders in Belarus, we warned in UN joint statement Image
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      States must better protect human rights defenders in Belarus, we warned in UN joint statement
      22.03.23
      Ethiopian Laureate Tewolde Berhan, who fought for biodiversity and community rights, dies at 83 Image
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      Ethiopian Laureate Tewolde Berhan, who fought for biodiversity and community rights, dies at 83
      22.03.23
      Why you should care about the impending water crisis Image
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      Why you should care about the impending water crisis
      21.03.23
      Viasna member Natallia Satsunkevich: “What’s going on in Belarus is not only about my country… we are all connected.” Image
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      Viasna member Natallia Satsunkevich: “What’s going on in Belarus is not only about my country… we are all connected.”
      20.03.23
      Afghan women and girls are stripped of basic rights: UN Human Rights Council must take action Image
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      Afghan women and girls are stripped of basic rights: UN Human Rights Council must take action
      17.03.23
      Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice: Reforming South Korea’s electoral system is essential to eradicating inequality Image
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      Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice: Reforming South Korea’s electoral system is essential to eradicating inequality
      10.03.23
      Brazil must do more to protect the Yanomami people and their territory, we warned in UN joint statement Image
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      Brazil must do more to protect the Yanomami people and their territory, we warned in UN joint statement
      22.02.23
      Five ways to join Right Livelihood Laureates in standing up against Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine Image
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      Five ways to join Right Livelihood Laureates in standing up against Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine
      21.02.23
      How have Right Livelihood Laureates used arts and culture to create social change? Image
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      How have Right Livelihood Laureates used arts and culture to create social change?
      08.02.23
      Emergency: Italy has turned search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean into “a political issue” Image
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      Emergency: Italy has turned search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean into “a political issue”
      07.02.23
      “This mandate should deal with the war:” Right Livelihood Laureates discuss the appointment of a UN Special Rapporteur on Russia Image
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      “This mandate should deal with the war:” Right Livelihood Laureates discuss the appointment of a UN Special Rapporteur on Russia
      31.01.23
      Campaign Against Arms Trade faces UK government in court over legality of Saudi weapon sales Image
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      Campaign Against Arms Trade faces UK government in court over legality of Saudi weapon sales
      19.01.23
      Younger generations in Japan are joining Seikatsku Club “to better their life” Image
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      Younger generations in Japan are joining Seikatsku Club “to better their life”
      22.12.22
      Thirty years after their discovery, Latin America’s Terror Files are “fundamental pieces of memory and universal justice” Image
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      Thirty years after their discovery, Latin America’s Terror Files are “fundamental pieces of memory and universal justice”
      20.12.22
      Campaign Against Arms Trade has made weapons sales “embarrassing” for Western governments Image
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      Campaign Against Arms Trade has made weapons sales “embarrassing” for Western governments
      19.12.22
      Laureate Manfred Max Neef’s book ‘Barefoot Economics’ is republished after 40 years Image
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      Laureate Manfred Max Neef’s book ‘Barefoot Economics’ is republished after 40 years
      10.12.22
      Elena Zhemkova: “People in Russia who couldn’t stop this war bear this responsibility” Image
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      Elena Zhemkova: “People in Russia who couldn’t stop this war bear this responsibility”
      22.11.22
      Sima Samar: “Collective failure” allowed for Taliban takeover Image
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      Sima Samar: “Collective failure” allowed for Taliban takeover
      10.11.22
      Sima Samar continues her work on women’s rights despite harrowing conditions under Taliban rule Image
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      Sima Samar continues her work on women’s rights despite harrowing conditions under Taliban rule
      02.11.22
      Indian Laureate Ela Bhatt, who fought for women’s labour rights, dies at 89 Image
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      Indian Laureate Ela Bhatt, who fought for women’s labour rights, dies at 89
      31.10.22
      Laureate Herman Daly, who brought economy and ecology together, dies at 84 Image
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      Laureate Herman Daly, who brought economy and ecology together, dies at 84
      27.10.22
      An evening to celebrate people challenging the status quo! Image
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      An evening to celebrate people challenging the status quo!
      26.10.22
      Sima Samar: “Acts of genocide” are committed against Hazara community in Afghanistan Image
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      Sima Samar: “Acts of genocide” are committed against Hazara community in Afghanistan
      19.10.22
      Right Livelihood warns of human rights abuses and repression of activists during UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Right Livelihood warns of human rights abuses and repression of activists during UN Human Rights Council
      07.10.22
      Violations in Western Sahara and Brazil must be top priority for reviews of countries’ human rights record Image
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      Violations in Western Sahara and Brazil must be top priority for reviews of countries’ human rights record
      07.10.22
      UN Human Rights Council must protect human rights defenders from reprisals Image
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      UN Human Rights Council must protect human rights defenders from reprisals
      07.10.22
      Congratulations to three Right Livelihood Laureates on receiving joint Nobel Peace Prize Image
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      Congratulations to three Right Livelihood Laureates on receiving joint Nobel Peace Prize
      06.10.22
      International community must stand with Russian dissenters Image
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      International community must stand with Russian dissenters
      27.09.22
      Ales Bialiatski held in dark basement cell by Belarus, we warn UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Ales Bialiatski held in dark basement cell by Belarus, we warn UN Human Rights Council
      22.09.22
      Ugandan LGBT+ organisations are under mounting pressure from the government Image
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      Ugandan LGBT+ organisations are under mounting pressure from the government
      21.09.22
      Illegal gold miners pose “immediate threat” to Indigenous peoples in Brazil, Right Livelihood warns Image
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      Illegal gold miners pose “immediate threat” to Indigenous peoples in Brazil, Right Livelihood warns
      20.09.22
      Saudi authorities silence human rights defenders with increasingly long prison sentences Image
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      Saudi authorities silence human rights defenders with increasingly long prison sentences
      15.09.22
      UN observers must urgently visit Western Sahara, Right Livelihood and ISACOM urge Image
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      UN observers must urgently visit Western Sahara, Right Livelihood and ISACOM urge
      31.08.22
      Basil Fernando: “Sri Lanka’s problem is the breakdown of the rule of law” Image
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      Basil Fernando: “Sri Lanka’s problem is the breakdown of the rule of law”
      14.07.22
      Laureates highlight women’s rights, Belarus and LGBT+ people in Uganda during UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Laureates highlight women’s rights, Belarus and LGBT+ people in Uganda during UN Human Rights Council
      04.07.22
      Pat Mooney on the climate crisis: “If we keep doing it as we are, we will fail” Image
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      Pat Mooney on the climate crisis: “If we keep doing it as we are, we will fail”
      01.07.22
      Kasha Nabagesera: Uganda must decriminalise same-sex relations and combat homophobia and transphobia Image
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      Kasha Nabagesera: Uganda must decriminalise same-sex relations and combat homophobia and transphobia
      29.06.22
      Belarus must release all political prisoners and stop their ill-treatment, Viasna and Right Livelihood urge Image
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      Belarus must release all political prisoners and stop their ill-treatment, Viasna and Right Livelihood urge
      28.06.22
      Raji Sourani: “The occupation wants to silence the truth” in Palestine Image
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      Raji Sourani: “The occupation wants to silence the truth” in Palestine
      23.06.22
      Education, especially on women’s rights, is key to advancing equality Image
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      Education, especially on women’s rights, is key to advancing equality
      17.06.22
      Right Livelihood Laureates hope for change as Colombians vote for new president Image
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      Right Livelihood Laureates hope for change as Colombians vote for new president
      17.06.22
      Mozn Hassan at UN: “Invest in girls and young women networks” Image
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      Mozn Hassan at UN: “Invest in girls and young women networks”
      16.06.22
      Nicaragua’s Indigenous communities face risk of ethnocide, Right Livelihood warns at UN Image
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      Nicaragua’s Indigenous communities face risk of ethnocide, Right Livelihood warns at UN
      23.05.22
      Bringing together law and youth climate action for meaningful change Image
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      Bringing together law and youth climate action for meaningful change
      05.05.22
      Paul Walker: We must rekindle East-West dialogue instead of entering a new Cold War Image
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      Paul Walker: We must rekindle East-West dialogue instead of entering a new Cold War
      30.03.22
      Cleared of charges, Mozn Hassan sees her ordeal as “a case study for how solidarity matters” Image
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      Cleared of charges, Mozn Hassan sees her ordeal as “a case study for how solidarity matters”
      24.03.22
      Marthe Wandou – Realising rights and livelihoods in the Lake Chad Basin Image
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      Marthe Wandou – Realising rights and livelihoods in the Lake Chad Basin
      22.03.22
      The UN should scrutinise Russia for committing human rights violations against its citizens Image
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      The UN should scrutinise Russia for committing human rights violations against its citizens
      17.03.22
      Belarusian government is systematically eradicating civil society, Viasna and Right Livelihood say in joint statement Image
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      Belarusian government is systematically eradicating civil society, Viasna and Right Livelihood say in joint statement
      16.03.22
      Civil society activists are often imprisoned amid crackdown on dissent, Right Livelihood warns Image
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      Civil society activists are often imprisoned amid crackdown on dissent, Right Livelihood warns
      11.03.22
      Illegal mining in Brazil threatens the lives and environment of indigenous peoples, Right Livelihood and Survival warn Image
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      Illegal mining in Brazil threatens the lives and environment of indigenous peoples, Right Livelihood and Survival warn
      10.03.22
      Dispatch UN observers to Western Sahara, Right Livelihood and ISACOM urge UN human rights chief Image
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      Dispatch UN observers to Western Sahara, Right Livelihood and ISACOM urge UN human rights chief
      08.03.22
      Nicaragua must protect indigenous peoples and their land, Right Livelihood says in joint statement Image
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      Nicaragua must protect indigenous peoples and their land, Right Livelihood says in joint statement
      08.03.22
      “Willing or not, they send everyone considered necessary,” says representative of Russian soldiers’ mothers Image
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      “Willing or not, they send everyone considered necessary,” says representative of Russian soldiers’ mothers
      07.03.22
      Don’t forget Russian civil society, activists plead at UN side event Image
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      Don’t forget Russian civil society, activists plead at UN side event
      04.03.22
      Vladimir Slivyak warns of “high risk” of a Chernobyl-style nuclear accident in Ukraine Image
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      Vladimir Slivyak warns of “high risk” of a Chernobyl-style nuclear accident in Ukraine
      25.02.22
      Vladimir Slivyak: Putin laid groundwork for Ukraine attack by eliminating civil society at home Image
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      Vladimir Slivyak: Putin laid groundwork for Ukraine attack by eliminating civil society at home
      01.02.22
      “Sisterhood and solidarity” keep India’s self-employed women going Image
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      “Sisterhood and solidarity” keep India’s self-employed women going
      10.12.21
      Human rights unite Right Livelihood Laureates Image
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      Human rights unite Right Livelihood Laureates
      26.10.21
      Right Livelihood Laureates highlight Belarus, Western Sahara at UN Human Rights Council Image
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      Right Livelihood Laureates highlight Belarus, Western Sahara at UN Human Rights Council
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