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The Right Livelihood Foundation mourns 2009 Laureate Dr. Catherine Hamlin, a champion for women’s health
( 19/03/2020 )

The Right Livelihood Foundation and Nazra denounce Egypt’s unwillingness to concretely address human rights violations
( 17/03/2020 )

Right Livelihood Foundation and Survival International call on Brazilian government to protect indigenous peoples
( 12/03/2020 )

India should remove all educational barriers for Dalit children, in particular for girls
( 12/03/2020 )

The Right Livelihood Foundation denounces Russia’s legislative restrictions to civil society space
( 06/03/2020 )

Advancing the right to food; Brazil must respect the vital work of peasants and environmental defenders
( 04/03/2020 )

Right Livelihood Award Laureate Davi Kopenawa demands that indigenous rights be respected in Brazil
( 02/03/2020 )

Right Livelihood Award Laureate Aminatou Haidar calls for an end to human rights violations in Western Sahara
( 28/02/2020 )

Side event: Right Livelihood Award Laureates and Yazidi Islamic State Survivor to discuss conflict-related sexual violence
( 27/02/2020 )

Activists in Colombia exceedingly endangered 30 years after leaders of ‘Alternative Nobel’ Laureate organisation were killed
( 25/02/2020 )

A 30 años del asesinato de sus líderes, organización campesina premiada con “Nobel Alternativo” exige justicia y reparación
( 25/02/2020 )

Premio Right Livelihood: Un millón de coronas suecas para la nueva fundación de Greta Thunberg
( 24/02/2020 )

Der Right Livelihood Award: 1 Million SEK (EUR 95.000) für Greta Thunbergs neue Stiftung
( 20/02/2020 )

The Right Livelihood Foundation mourns the passing of Turkish environmentalist and 2012 Laureate Hayrettin Karaca
( 20/01/2020 )

Nominations Are Open for the 41st Right Livelihood Award
( 16/01/2020 )

Moroccan police prevented Sahrawi activists from celebrating 2019 Laureate Aminatou Haidar
( 07/01/2020 )

Verleihung der Right Livelihood Awards 2019 am 4. Dezember in Stockholm – „Alternativer Nobelpreis” feiert 40-jähriges Jubiläum
( 22/11/2019 )

2019 års Right Livelihood-priser delas ut 4 december
( 22/11/2019 )

“No más violaciones a los derechos humanos en Chile”, piden los laureados del Premio Right Livelihood
( 07/11/2019 )

La nueva escultura del Premio Right Livelihood está hecha con armas de fuego ilegales recicladas en El Salvador
( 31/10/2019 )

Highlights from the 42nd Human Rights Council Session
( 14/10/2019 )

On the 10th anniversary of the establishment of ACPRA, NGOs jointly call on Saudi authorities to release all detained members
( 11/10/2019 )

2019 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Announced
( 25/09/2019 )

Stronger actions needed in prosecuting perpetrators of sexual violence crimes in the DRC
( 19/09/2019 )

Protect human rights activists and monitor outcomes of the shutdown of CICIG in Guatemala
( 19/09/2019 )

Sima Samar appointed Afghanistan’s Human Rights Minister
( 18/09/2019 )

Uplift the travel ban on Mozn Hassan
( 13/09/2019 )

Arbitrary Detention in Saudi Arabia
( 13/09/2019 )

“El fortalecimiento de las instituciones públicas y de la sociedad civil es el mayor legado de la lucha contra la corrupción”
( 03/09/2019 )

Unfinished Business: International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala dismantled
( 03/09/2019 )

Indian Right Livelihood Award Laureate Medha Patkar on hunger strike – demands justice for people impacted by the Sardar Sarovar dam
( 30/08/2019 )

The Right Livelihood Foundation mourns its first Latin American Laureate, Manfred Max-Neef
( 08/08/2019 )

La Fundación Right Livelihood lamenta el fallecimiento de Manfred Max-Neef, su primer laureado latinoamericano
( 08/08/2019 )

Highlights from the 41st Human Rights Council Session
( 15/07/2019 )

#FreeWaleed: 5 years on from his sentencing, join us in calling for the release of Saudi prisoner of conscience Waleed Abu al-Khair
( 05/07/2019 )

Egypt must lift the travel ban imposed on Ms Hassan
( 03/07/2019 )

Russia must stop repressing fundamental freedoms
( 02/07/2019 )

The Global Campus of Human Rights enters into new educational partnership with the Right Livelihood Foundation
( 05/06/2019 )

Mukwege Foundation Impacts UN Human Rights Review of Democratic Republic of the Congo
( 21/05/2019 )

Mohamed Idris has Passed Away
( 20/05/2019 )

40 Right Livelihood Award Laureates demand that the government of Costa Rica address the murder of indigenous leader Sergio Rojas
( 14/05/2019 )

Highlights from the 40th Human Rights Council Session
( 03/04/2019 )

NGOs urge governments to pressure Saudi Arabia to improve rights record following UN review
( 14/03/2019 )

Saudi Arabia Must Immediately Release Abdullah Al-hamid, Mohammad Fahad Al-qahtani, And Waleed Abu Al-khair
( 14/03/2019 )

“We are experiencing a women’s revolution”
( 08/03/2019 )

Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Council side event calls for accountability for rights abuses including torture and incommunicado detention of women’s rights defenders
( 05/03/2019 )

International Community must respond to the increasingly dangerous global environment for Women Human Rights Defenders
( 28/02/2019 )

Do you want to fundraise for the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’?
( 27/02/2019 )

Join our team as the Head of Planning (Maternity Cover)
( 27/02/2019 )

Final Nail in the Coffin for Press Freedom in Turkey?
( 20/02/2019 )

‘Alternative Nobel’ Khadija Ismayilova joins hunger strike to free political prisoners in Azerbaijan
( 16/01/2019 )

Khadija Ismayilova wins case against Azerbaijan
( 11/01/2019 )

The government of Guatemala must be held accountable for the safety of a hundred members of CICIG
( 09/01/2019 )

Responsabilizan al gobierno de Guatemala por la seguridad de un centenar de miembros de la CICIG
( 08/01/2019 )

Calling all creative minds! Are you our next Communications & Graphic Design Trainee?
( 21/12/2018 )

Celebrate 70th Anniversary of Human Rights – Support Reformists Instead of the Regime in Saudi Arabia
( 10/12/2018 )

2018 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Honoured Today
( 23/11/2018 )

Åse Henell går till Right Livelihood-stiftelsen
( 13/11/2018 )

Paul Ekins New Chair of the Board
( 09/11/2018 )

Right Livelihood Award Foundation joins 170 NGOs calling for accountability for human rights violations in Saudi Arabia
( 30/10/2018 )

20th anniversary of the arrest of dictator Augusto Pinochet
( 16/10/2018 )

“Perseguir a los responsables de crímenes de lesa humanidad es una necesidad de interés colectivo”
( 16/10/2018 )

Dr Denis Mukwege: When the Alternative Becomes Nobel
( 05/10/2018 )

5 Highlights from the Human Rights Council Session
( 03/10/2018 )

Egypt must stop prosecuting Human Rights Defenders and drop the charges against Mozn Hassan
( 01/10/2018 )

2018 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Announced
( 24/09/2018 )