Human Rights

HRC 46 : Belarus must end the prosecution of peaceful activists and release all political prisoners media 26/02/2021

The Right Livelihood Foundation strongly condemns crackdown on Belarusian human rights activists and organisations media 17/02/2021

Human Rights Day: 10 Right Livelihood Laureates standing up every day for Human Rights media 10/12/2020

International Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women – Right Livelihood Laureates at the Forefront of the Shadow Pandemic media 25/11/2020

Congresistas alemanes exigen la liberación permanente de la abogada iraní Nasrin Sotoudeh media 12/11/2020

Belarus: Human Rights Center “Viasna” faces persecution, as crackdown on protests continues media 04/11/2020

HRC45: Intimidation and reprisals against human rights defenders engaging with the United Nations, the case of Morocco media 02/10/2020

El Premio Right Livelihood 2020 honra a activistas por los derechos humanos y civiles, la democracia y la libertad media 01/10/2020

Morocco and Western Sahara: Stop the smear campaign and prosecution of Aminatou Haidar and Sahrawi activists media 30/09/2020

HRC45 : Brazil is failing to prevent and minimise exposure to hazardous substances and COVID-19 in Yanomami territories media 22/09/2020

Open Letter to the United Nations Secretary General on the situation in Western Sahara media 18/09/2020

Egyptian court rejects appeal to end sanctions against women’s rights defender Mozn Hassan media 18/07/2020

HRC44: Combatting discrimination against women and girls in the changing world of work media 09/07/2020

Sima Samar: “Fighting jets and sophisticated military items are not going to protect us against the reactions of nature” media

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Highlighting the need for a holistic approach to survivors care media 19/06/2020

COVID-19 and Human Rights: Interview with Anna Dobrovoloskaya, Executive Director of Memorial Human Rights Center media 26/05/2020

The Right Livelihood Foundation decries Saudi cruelty resulting in the passing of imprisoned Laureate Abdullah al-Hamid media 24/04/2020

The Right Livelihood Foundation calls for adequate medical care for Saudi Laureate Abdullah al-Hamid media 15/04/2020

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

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

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

Saudi Arabia must stop using counter terrorism laws to crackdown on peaceful critics media 05/03/2020

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

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

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

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

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

A 30 años del asesinato de sus líderes, organización campesina premiada con “Nobel Alternativo” exige justicia y reparación media

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saudi Arabia Must Immediately Release Abdullah Al-hamid, Mohammad Fahad Al-qahtani, And Waleed Abu Al-khair media

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

Turkey must stop persecuting independent media and arbitrarily detaining journalists media 01/03/2019

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

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

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

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

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

Fundación Myrna Mack brings the situation of human rights in Guatemala to the Human Rights Council in Geneva media 14/09/2018

The Right Livelihood Award Foundation joins 750 organisations in welcoming the new High Commissioner for Human Rights media 10/09/2018

After a successful evacuation process, hundreds of White Helmets volunteers remain in Syria under growing danger media 27/07/2018

Egyptian Alternative Nobel Laureate forced to close office after asset freeze – but fight for women’s rights continues media 16/03/2018

Celebrate World Day of Social Justice by proposing an exemplary change maker for the 2018 Right Livelihood Award media 20/02/2018

44 Right Livelihood Award Laureates: Dismiss the Case Against Thailand’s Sulak Sivaraksa media 25/10/2017

Released from Jail, ‘Alternative Nobel’ Medha Patkar Still Faces Charges of Kidnapping in India’s Dam Protest media 25/08/2017

‘Alternative Nobel’ Laureate Begins Hunger Strike Against India’s Mega Dam Evictions media 27/07/2017

Desde España, Movimiento Sin Tierra de Brasil denuncia creciente criminalización de la protesta y promueve campaña internacional para liberar militantes detenidos media

Despite Travel Ban, Egyptian Feminist Mozn Hassan Receives Her ‘Alternative Nobel’ in Cairo media 25/03/2017

Egyptian ‘Alternative Nobel’ Laureate Calls for Universal Women’s Rights Review at the UN media 01/03/2017
