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The Right Livelihood Award is an international award to "honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today." [1] The prize was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob von Uexküll, and is presented annually in early December. [2]
In 2023, Bilott received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Thomas More University [32] and received the Humanitarian Impact Award from the National PFAS Contamination Coalition in 2024. [33] He is a fellow in the Right Livelihood College, an Honorary Professor at the National University of Cordoba in Argentina, and a lecturer at the Yale ...
In September 2018 she received the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award from the United Nations Environment Programme in recognition of her work as an environmentalist and a defender of human rights. [5] In October 2024, she received The Right Livelihood Award for her ongoing and dedicated work concerning the rights of indigenous ...
Awards Right Livelihood Award Jacqueline Moudeina (born 1957) is a Chadian lawyer and human rights activist, who is known for her work in bringing Hissène Habré to justice for crimes against humanity, as well as those who worked with him.
Right Livelihood Award (1995) András Bíró (20 October 1925 – 18 June 2024) was a Hungarian journalist, journal editor, environment activist and human rights activist, noted for his support of the Romani people in Hungary .
Right Livelihood Award: Right Livelihood Award Foundation: Practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today [18] United States: Computerworld Smithsonian Award: Computerworld: Individuals who have used technology to produce beneficial changes for society [19] [20] [21] United States: Dr. Nathan Davis Awards ...
3 October –Environmental activist Anabela Lemos becomes the first Mozambican to receive the Right Livelihood Award for her role in mobilising communities against "exploitative mega-projects" as director of the organisation Justiça Ambiental!.
The Right Livelihood Award has been presented to recipients at a ceremony in Parliament House. [3] The award was established in 1980 to honour and support those "offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today." There presently 149 Laureates from 62 countries. [4]