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Established in 1980, Right Livelihood honours and supports courageous people solving global problems. Housed under the umbrella of a foundation, Right Livelihood is a courage-powered community for social change committed to peace, justice and sustainability for all.

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This year’s Laureates are united in their fight for equality, democracy, justice and freedom. Defying unjust legal systems and dictatorial political regimes, they successfully strengthen human rights, empower civil societies and denounce institutional abuses.
Ole von Uexkull, Executive Director of the Right Livelihood Foundation
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2020 Right Livelihood Laureates to be honoured on December 3

2020 Laureates of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” are set to be honoured on Thursday, December 3, in a live virtual Award Presentation.The celebration – hosted out of Stockholm with live appearances by 2020 Laureates from locations around the world – will feature international experts, such as Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, presenting the Award. Musical guests include Sweden’s 2020 Eurovision pick, The Mamas, among others. Time: 6 - 7:15 pm CET on Thursday, December 3, 2020 Place: online at 2020.rightlivelihoodaward.org The 2020

Human rights defenders from Iran and Belarus among 2020 Right Livelihood Laureates

STOCKHOLM - Imprisoned Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, US civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson, indigenous rights and environmental activist Lottie Cunningham Wren of Nicaragua, and Belarusian pro-democracy activist Ales Bialiatski and the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Centre “Viasna” have been selected as the 2020 Right Livelihood Laureates , the Swedish Right Livelihood Foundation said on Thursday.The Right Livelihood Award , widely known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize,”

October 1: Announcing the 2020 Right Livelihood Laureates

The 2020 Laureates of the Right Livelihood Award are set to be announced on October 1, 2020. Ole von Uexkull, Executive Director of the Right Livelihood Foundation, will reveal the names of this year’s recipients during a live-streamed press conference in Stockholm starting at 09h00 CET. The announcement comes after an exhaustive research process exploring the work of this year’s nominees. Learn more about how we vet nominees through this interview with Research Manager Adam McBeth 

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