Alternative Nobel Prizes awarded in Stockholm
Published: Wednesday, Nov 29th 2023, 20:10
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The European aid organization SOS Méditerranée, environmentalists from Cambodia and activists from Ghana and Kenya have received the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm. Three representatives of Mother Nature Cambodia, the women's rights activist Eunice Brookman-Amissah from Ghana, the Kenyan environmentalist Phyllis Omido and Caroline Abu Sa'da from SOS Méditerranée in Switzerland accepted the awards, also known as Alternative Nobel Prizes, on Wednesday evening.
This year's award winners are witnesses to unspeakable suffering and are committed to saving lives, preserving nature and protecting the dignity and livelihoods of people around the world, the foundation explained. Brookman-Amissah has paved the way for liberalized abortion laws and better access to safe abortions. Omido campaigns for the land and environmental rights of local groups in Kenya. Mother Nature Cambodia fearlessly fights for the protection of the environment despite severely restricted democratic rights. And SOS Méditerranée has saved the lives of around 39,000 migrants in the Mediterranean. Foundation Director Ole von Uexküll picked up on one of Omido's remarks and said that if you want to change the world, you simply have to start.
The Right Livelihood Award has been presented every year since 1980 to courageous individuals and organizations that are committed to human rights, the environment and peace. This year's winners were announced at the end of September. The award stands at a critical distance from the actual Nobel Prizes, whose winners will receive their awards in Stockholm and Oslo in just over a week and a half.
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