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 Laureates to be honoured are:

Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh,

US civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson,

Indigenous rights and environmental activist Lottie Cunningham Wren of Nicaragua, and

Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski and the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Center “Viasna.”

As part of the Award, the four Laureates are each receiving 1 million SEK to further their work.

Live signal can be provided free of charge by request.

Photos of the Award Presentation can be accessed in real time here.

Contact

International media: Emoke Bebiak, emoke.bebiak@rightlivelihood.org

German media: Julia Naumann and Nina Tesenfitz, presse@rightlivelihood.org

Spanish media: Nayla Azzinnari, nayla@rightlivelihood.org

Swedish media: Johannes Mosskin, johannes@rightlivelihood.org