List of Right Livelihood Award recipients

The list of Right Livelihood Award recipients includes, in chronological order, the individuals who have received the Right Livelihood Award (“Alternative Nobel Prize”). The prize is usually awarded at the end of November or beginning of December in the year it is announced.

Award winners

1980-1989

year	Person or institution	Country at the time of award	Background and rationale	image
1980	Hassan Fathy (1900-1989)	Egypt	Architect, for "developing architecture for the poor"
	Plenty International (founded 1974), Stephen Gaskin	United States	for his commitment and concern for those in need in the USA and other countries and the joint work with them
1981	Mike Cooley (1934-2020)	United Kingdom	Engineer and union activist
	Bill Mollison (1928-2016)	Australia	Inventor of permaculture
	Patrick van Rensburg (1931-2017)	Botswana	Founder of Education with Production , for the development of exemplary educational models for the majority of people in the " Third World "
1982	Erik Dammann (* 1931), The Future in Our Hands	Norway	Honorary award
	Anwar Fazal (* 1941)	Malaysia	Founder of Consumer Interpol , for the fight for more rights for consumers and his commitment to encourage consumers around the world to claim these rights
	Petra Kelly (1947-1992)	BR Germany	for peace and conflict resolution
	Participatory Institute for Development Alternatives (PIDA, founded 1980)	Sri Lanka
	George Trevelyan (1906-1996)	United Kingdom	Founder of the Wrekin Trust (founded 1971)
1983	Leopold Kohr (1909–1994)	Austria	Honorary award
	Chief Ibedul Gibbons and the people of Belau	Palau
	Amory Lovins (* 1947), Hunter Lovins (* 1950)	United States	Founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute (founded 1982), as pioneers in the use of soft energy for the benefit of global security and for showing that energy saving , the use of renewable energy resources and their decentralized use are not only ecologically desirable, but also make economic sense.
	Manfred Max-Neef (1932-2019)	Chile	Founder of the Center for Development Alternatives (CEPAUR), for revitalizing small and medium-sized communities, building their self-confidence and helping them get back to their roots
1984	Imane Khalifeh (1955–1995)	Lebanon	Honorary award
	Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA, founded 1972), Ela Bhatt (* 1933)	India	for encouraging self-employed women to unionize for their well-being and self-esteem
	Winefreda Geonzon (1941–1990), Free Legal Assistance Volunteers Association (FREE LAVA)	Philippines
	Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)	Kenya	Founder of the Green Belt Movement (founded 1977), reforestation projects in Kenya / East Africa
1985	Theo van Boven (* 1934)	Netherlands	Honorary award
	Cary Fowler (* 1949), Pat Mooney (* 1947)	Canada	Founder of Rural Advancement Fund International (RAFI; now ETC Group ) for their commitment to conserving genetic resources in third world agriculture
	Lokayan (founded 1980)	India	Forum for meeting, training, information and actions by social scientists and political activists for social change in India
	Duna Kör (founded 1984), János Vargha	Hungary	Environmental protection group against the construction of a dam in the Danube near Nagymaros and the destruction of the natural habitat
1986	Robert Jungk (1913–1994)	Austria	Honorary award, futurologist
	Rosalie Bertell (1929–2012), Alice Stewart (1906–2002)	United States , United Kingdom	for exposing the real dangers - contrary to official claims - of low doses of radiation and for educating the public about the destruction of the biosphere and human genes by low doses of radiation
	Ladakh Ecological Development Group (founded 1978), Helena Norberg-Hodge (* 1946)	India , Sweden	for the preservation of the traditional culture and values ​​of Ladakh against threats from tourism and development.
	Evaristo Nugkuag (* 1950)	Peru	Founder of AIDESEP , for the organization of the protection of the rights of the indigenous people in the Amazon basin
1987	Johan Galtung (* 1930)	Norway	Honorary award, for peace and conflict resolution
	Chipko movement	India	for the commitment to the preservation, recreation and ecologically sensible use of India's natural resources
	Hans-Peter Dürr (1929-2014)	BR Germany	in recognition of his in-depth criticism of the Strategic Defense Initiative and his work in harnessing advanced technology for peaceful purposes
	Frances Moore Lappé (* 1944), Institute for Food and Development Policy (founded 1975)	United States	for uncovering the political and economic causes of hunger in the world and developing methods to combat them
	Mordechai Vanunu (* 1954)	Israel	for peace and conflict resolution
1988	Inge Genefke (* 1938), International Rehabilitation and Research Center for Torture Victims (founded 1982)	Denmark	Honorary award for their efforts to restore the health and personality of those people whose lives have been destroyed by torture
	José Lutzenberger (1926-2002)	Brazil	as one of the most effective and versatile environmental activists in Latin America
	John F. Charlewood Turner (born 1927)	United Kingdom	for the defense of people's right to organize their communities and to plan, build and maintain their own living space
	Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM)	Malaysia	for the exemplary struggle to preserve the rainforests of Sarawak
1989	Seikatsu Club Consumers' Cooperative (SCCC, founded 1965)	Japan	Honorary award
	Melaku Worede (* 1936)	Ethiopia	for a groundbreaking project to permanently fight hunger by building one of the best centers in the world for the preservation of seeds and for the commitment to the preservation of biodiversity and the wisdom of African farmers for the benefit of all humanity
	Aklilu Lemma (-1997), Legesse Wolde-Yohannes	Ethiopia	for her in-depth research into the properties of the Endod plant as an inexpensive preventive against schistosomiasis, and for her struggle to overcome the bias of Western medicine against Third World research
	Survival International (founded 1969)	United Kingdom	for the longest, most comprehensive and most effective struggle for the rights, the way of life and the self-determination of indigenous peoples , taking into account their role as an ecological model of life

1990-1999

year	Person or institution	Country at the time of award	Background and rationale	image
1990	Alice Tepper Marlin (* 1944)	United States	Honorary award because it showed the western economic system a way to develop into a functioning humanism
	Bernard Lédéa Ouédraogo (1930-2017)	Burkina Faso	for the promotion of the Naam movement in Burkina Faso and the founding of the Six-S Association to strengthen the farmers' self-help movement throughout West Africa
	Felicia Langer (1930-2018)	Germany	for their exemplary courageous fight for the fundamental rights of the Palestinians
	Asociación de Trabajadores Campesinos del Carare (ATCC)	Colombia	for peace and conflict resolution ( Donaldo Qurioga Rueda )
1991	Edward Goldsmith (1928-2009)	United Kingdom	Honorary award for his uncompromising criticism of industrialism and for the propagation of environmentally friendly and socially just alternatives
	Medha Patkar (* 1954), Baba Amte (1914-2008), Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA)	India
	Marie-Thérèse Danielsson (–2003), Bengt Danielsson (1921–1997), Senator Jeton Anjain and the people of Rongelap	France , Sweden , Marshall Islands
	Movement of agricultural workers without soil (MST, founded 1985), Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT, founded 1975)	Brazil
1992	Finnish Village Action Movement	Finland	Honorary award
	Gonoshasthaya Kendra (founded 1972), Zafrullah Chowdhury (* 1941)	Bangladesh
	Helen Mack Chang (* 1952)	Guatemala	Human rights activist and businesswoman
	John Gofman (1918-2007), Alla Jaroschynska (* 1953)	United States , Russia
1993	Arna Mer-Chamis (1929–1995)	Israel	Founder of the children's aid organization Care and Learning , active in the Israeli occupied territories , for peace and conflict resolution
	Organization of Rural Associations for Progress (ORAP, founded 1981)	Zimbabwe	for building a remarkable grassroots movement and for motivating millions of members to find their own way of human development
	Vandana Shiva (* 1952)	India	for them that social position of women and ecology in the discourse on modern topics development policy introduced has
	Mary (1923-2005) and Carrie Dann (* around 1934)	United States	for her fight against environmental degradation and nuclear testing in Nevada and for the rights of the Western Shoshone
1994	Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002)	Sweden	Honorary award for her commitment to justice, non-violence and the understanding of minorities
	Service Volunteered for All (SERVOL, founded 1970)	Trinidad and Tobago
	Hanumappa Reddy Sudarshan (* 1950), Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra (VGKK, founded 1981)	India	for showing how tribal culture can contribute to progress that safeguards the basic rights and vital necessities of indigenous peoples and preserves their environment
	Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941–1995), Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP, founded 1990)	Nigeria
1995	András Biró (* 1925), Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance (HFSR, founded 1990)	Hungary	for the resolute defense of the Hungarian Roma minority and effective support for helping them to help themselves
	The Serb Civic Council (SCC, founded 1994)	Bosnia and Herzegovina	for peace and conflict resolution
	Carmel Budiardjo (* 1925)	United Kingdom	Founder of TAPOL ; for blaming the Indonesian government for their actions and for defending the universal validity of human rights
	Sulak Sivaraksa (* 1933)	Thailand	for his vision, activity and spiritual commitment in pursuit of a path of development based on democracy, justice and cultural integrity
1996	Herman Daly (born 1938)	United States	Honorary award for the expansion of economics to include aspects of ecology and ethics as well as co-founding the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE)
	Union of Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia (founded in 1989)	Russia	for their courage in defending the common human dignity of Russians and Chechens in the Chechen war
	Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishat (KSSP, founded 1962)	India	for their great contribution to a development model based on social justice and participation of the population
	Georgos Vithoulkas (* 1932)	Greece	for his extraordinary contribution to revitalizing homeopathic knowledge and training homeopaths at the highest level
1997	Joseph Ki-Zerbo (1922-2006)	Burkina Faso	Founder of the Center for African Development Studies (CEDA) for his work on models that are not based on Western models
	Jinzaburō Takagi (1938-2000), Mycle Schneider (* 1959)	Japan , France	for the scientific accuracy of their research and the effectiveness of the dissemination of their results. These have helped enlighten the world of the incomparable dangers plutonium's impact on human life and encouraged many people to resist the disinformation and secrecy that the plutonium industry uses to cover up the dangers to the public
	Michael Succow (* 1941)	Germany	for his exemplary commitment to protecting important ecosystems and areas of exceptional ecological value for future generations
	Cindy Duehring (1962–1999)	United States	for putting her personal tragedy (she suffered from Multiple Chemicals Intolerance ) at the service of humanity by helping others understand the risks posed by toxic chemicals and how to combat them
1998	International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN, founded 1979)	Switzerland	for the dedicated and effective campaign to promote natural breastfeeding
	Samuel Epstein (1926-2018)	United States	for his exemplary scientific work and his commitment to preventing cancers caused by environmental pollution
	Juan Pablo Orrego (* 1949), Grupo de Acción por el Biobío (GABB, founded 1991)	Chile	for the fight for sustainable development in Chile
	Katarina Kruhonja (* 1949), Vesna Teršelič (* 1962)	Croatia	for their commitment to a long-term peace process and reconciliation in the sense of a democratic and tolerant society
1999	Hermann Scheer (1944-2010)	Germany	Honorary Award for his commitment to advance the solar energy and to political and institutional resistance, which often stakeholders of nuclear power and fossil fuels run out
	Juan Garcés (* 1944)	Spain	for his longstanding efforts to end former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's impunity
	Consolidation of the Amazon Region (COAMA)	Colombia
	Grupo de Agricultura Organica (GAO, founded 1993)	Cuba

2000-2009

year	Person or institution	Country at the time of award	Background and rationale	image
2000	Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher (* 1940)	Ethiopia	Environmentalists, for his exemplary work to protect biodiversity and the traditional rights of farmers and communities to their genetic resources
	Munir Said Thalib (1965-2004)	Indonesia	Human rights activist, for his courage in the fight for human rights and civil control of the Indonesian military
	Birsel Lemke (* 1950)	Turkey	for their persistent struggle to protect their country from the catastrophic consequences of cyanide gold mining
	Wes Jackson (* 1936), The Land Institute (TLI, founded 1976)	United States	Plant geneticist, for his more than two decades of commitment to the careful use of agricultural resources, including the development of perennial grain crops that are both particularly productive and ecologically sustainable
2001	José Antonio Abreu (1939-2018)	Venezuela	for bringing innumerable children and communities, especially the poor, closer to the fun and benefits of music and having achieved a kind of musical and cultural renaissance in Venezuela
	Gusch Schalom (founded 1993), Uri Avnery (1923–2018) and Rachel Avnery (1932–2011)	Israel	for her unwavering conviction, maintained even under difficult circumstances, that peace and an end to terrorism in Israel can only be achieved through justice and reconciliation
	Leonardo Boff (* 1938)	Brazil	for his motivating insights into the connection of human spirituality, social justice and environmental protection as well as his long-term commitment to the poor in order to realize these values ​​in their lives and their communities
	Trident Plowshares (founded 1997)	United Kingdom	as a model of a principled, transparent and nonviolent community of action for the liberation of the world from nuclear weapons
2002	Martin Green (* 1948)	Australia	Honorary award for his commitment and outstanding success in the field of utilizing solar energy
	Center Jeunes Kamenge (CJK, founded 1991)	Burundi	for exemplary and indomitable courage, compassion, and the proof that young people from different ethnic groups can learn to live together after nine years of a murderous civil war and to build a common future in harmony and peace.
	Kvinna Till Kvinna Foundation (KtK, founded 1993)	Sweden	for her remarkable success in healing the wounds caused by ethnic hatred and war by helping women, often the primary victims of war, lead the way in reconciliation and peace building
	Martín Almada (* 1937)	Paraguay	for his extraordinary courage and his persistent efforts torturers - especially during the military dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner - to expose and bring to justice as well as his native Paraguay to a new democratic to bring course that respect for human rights and sustainable development includes
2003	David Lange (1942-2005)	New Zealand	Honorary award for the fight against nuclear weapons
	Walden Bello (* 1945) and Nicanor Perlas (* 1950)	Philippines	for their excellent contributions in educating civil society about the effects of globalization and how alternatives to it can be realized
	Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ, founded 1989)	South Korea	Citizens' Movement, for their efforts to make Korea's economic development fairer, more democratic and more inclusive
	Sekem (founded 1977), Ibrahim Abouleish (1937-2017)	Egypt	Agricultural company, for the development of a business model for the 21st century , in which economic success is integrated into the social and cultural development of society and promotes this through the "economy of love".
2004	Swami Agnivesh (1939-2020), Asghar Ali Engineer (1939-2013)	India	Honorary award for understanding and tolerance between the religions of Asia
	Memorial (founded 1988)	Russia	Human rights organization, for the documentation of human rights violations in Russia, especially in Chechnya, carried out with great courage and under difficult conditions
	Bianca Jagger (* 1945)	Nicaragua	former wife of the Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger , for her longstanding commitment to social justice , environmental protection and human rights in Kosovo , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Afghanistan and Pakistan
	Raúl Montenegro (* 1949)	Argentina	for his excellent and extensive work with local communities and indigenous peoples to protect the environment and natural resources in Latin America and elsewhere.
2005	Francisco Toledo (1940-2019)	Mexico	Honorary award for commitment to the preservation of Mexico's cultural heritage
	Maude Barlow (* 1947) and Tony Clarke (* 1944)	Canada	for the demand for a basic right to water and fair world trade ( see: Criticism of globalization )
	First People of Kalahari (FPK, founded 1991), Roy Sesana (* around 1950)	Botswana	for the struggle of the San , indigenous people of the Kalahari , especially in Botswana
	Irene Fernandez (1946-2014)	Malaysia	for her work against violence against women and the exploitation of migrant workers in Malaysia
2006	Chico Whitaker (* 1931)	Brazil	Honorary award for lifelong commitment to social justice , with the strengthening of democracy in Brazil and the establishment of the World Social Forum as a result
	Daniel Ellsberg (* 1931)	United States	who during the Vietnam War brought the Pentagon papers to the public as a so-called " whistleblower " for his willingness to "prioritize peace and truth"
	Ruth Manorama (* 1952)	India	for their decades-long commitment to the equality of women of the Dalit , the lower social classes in India , also known as the “untouchable”
	Medellín International Poetry Festival ( Festival Internacional de Poesia de Medellin , 1991ff.)	Colombia	that showed "how creativity, beauty, free expression and a sense of community bloom even under conditions shaped by fear and violence and can even overcome them"
2007	Christopher Weeramantry (1926-2017)	Sri Lanka	Lawyer from Sri Lanka, for "his lifelong groundbreaking work in strengthening and expanding international law"
	Dekha Ibrahim Abdi (1964-2011)	Kenya	Peace activist, "because she has shown in different ethnic and cultural situations how religious and other differences can be reconciled even after violent conflicts and how peace and development can be achieved in a cooperative process".
	Percy (* 1931) and Louise Schmeiser (* 1931)	Canada	made famous for her legal battle with the GM seed company Monsanto , "for her courage in defending biodiversity and the rights of farmers, and for questioning the current ecologically and morally perverse interpretation of patent law ".
	Grameen Shakti (founded 1996)	Bangladesh	a non-profit organization founded after the success of the Grameen Bank , which has set itself the goal of supplying villages with electricity through the spread of solar technology , “because they have made sustainable lighting and energy supply possible in thousands of Bangladeshi villages that are healthy "Promotes education and productivity".
2008	Krishnammal (* 1926) and Sankaralingam Jagannathan (1912–2013), Land for the Tillers' Freedom (LAFTI, founded 1981)	India	for her "lifelong work for the realization of the Gandhic vision of social justice and sustainable human development"
	Amy Goodman (born 1957)	United States	Journalist, founder of the independent political magazine Democracy Now (founded 1996), for "developing an innovative model of truly independent political journalism"
	Asha Haji Elmi (* 1962)	Somalia	Peace activist, "because she organizes and leads the participation of women in the peace process of their war-torn country"
	Monika Hauser (* 1959)	Germany	Doctor, founder of the women's rights organization medica mondiale , "for her tireless commitment to women who have experienced the most terrible sexual violence in crisis regions"
2009	David Suzuki (born 1936)	Canada	Science journalist and environmental activist, honorary award in recognition of his many years of commitment "for the social responsibility of science, as well as for education about the dangers of climate change and the measures necessary to limit it"
	René Ngongo (* 1961)	Democratic Republic of Congo	"For his courage to stand up to those forces that are destroying the rainforests of the Congo and for his efforts to create political support for their preservation and sustainable use"
	Alyn Ware (* 1962)	New Zealand	Pacifist, "for his commitment and his international initiatives over two decades to strengthen peace education and to create a world free of nuclear weapons "
	Catherine Hamlin (1924-2020)	Australia	Doctor, founder of Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital (founded 1974) in Ethiopia, "because she has been treating patients with obstetric fistulas for fifty years, restoring the health, hope and dignity of thousands of poorest African women".

2010-2019

year	Person or institution	Country at the time of award	Background and rationale	image
2010	Nnimmo Bassey (* 1958)	Nigeria	The environmentalist receives the award for showing the human cost of oil production .
	Erwin Kräutler (* 1939)	Brazil	The bishop is honored for his dedication to the indigenous people .
	Shrikrishna Upadhyay (* 1945), Sappros (founded 1991)	Nepal	The organization Sappros and its founder Shrikrishna Upadhyay for mobilizing village communities against their own poverty.
	Physicians for Human Rights (PHRI, founded 1988)	Israel	for their work for the right to health for all people in Israel and Palestine
2011	Huang Ming (* 1958)	People's Republic of China	Entrepreneur, honorary award for pioneering work in the field of climate-friendly solar energy
	Jacqueline Moudeina (* 1957)	Chad	The lawyer receives the award for her fearless commitment to bring the country's former dictator, Hissène Habré , to justice.
	GRAIN (founded 1990)	Spain	The farmer's aid organization receives an award for exposing the massive purchase of farmland in developing countries by financial investors ( land grabbing )
	Ina May Gaskin (* 1940)	United States	The midwife is honored for her commitment to midwifery.
2012	Hayrettin Karaca (1922-2020)	Turkey	Honorary award to the environmentalist who works to preserve natural habitats
	Sima Samar (* 1957)	Afghanistan	The doctor and politician is honored for her longstanding commitment to human rights, especially women's rights .
	Gene Sharp (1928-2018)	United States	The political scientist is honored for his studies on nonviolent action and its dissemination in crisis areas around the world.
	Campaign Against Arms Trade (founded 1974)	United Kingdom	The organization is recognized for campaigning against the global arms trade .
2013	Paul F. Walker (born 1946)	United States	The political scientist has been actively campaigning for the outlawing, non-proliferation and destruction of chemical weapons for decades .
	Raji Sourani (* 1953)	Palestine	The lawyer from the Gaza Strip is the founder of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights and President of the Arab Organization for Human Rights . He regularly represents victims of human rights violations in Israeli courts and has been arrested six times for both Palestinian and Israeli sides. He receives the award "for his persistent commitment to human rights and the rule of law under extremely difficult conditions". It is the first time that a Right Livelihood Award has gone to a Palestinian.
	Denis Mukwege (* 1955)	Republic of the Congo	The gynecologist , founder and chief surgeon of Panzi Hospital in Bukavu , which has treated more than 40,000 raped and mutilated women since 1996, since the genocide in Rwanda . In the Kivu region , all warring parties are using rape as a weapon . He was assassinated in October 2012. He receives the award "for his many years of work to heal women who have survived sexual violence at war, and for his courage to name the causes and those responsible".
	Hans Rudolf Herren (* 1947); Biovision (founded 1998/2004)	Switzerland	The entomologist supported his foundation African farmers is using principles of organic farming to improve the local food situation. He is considered a pioneer in biological pest control . He receives the award “because he paves the way for a healthy, safe and sustainable global food supply with scientific expertise and groundbreaking practical work”. Herren is the first award winner from Switzerland.
2014	Edward Snowden (* 1983) Alan Rusbridger (* 1953)	United States , United Kingdom	The ex-intelligence officer and whistleblower Snowden and the editor and editor-in-chief of the Guardian Rusbridger are jointly awarded the honorary award “because [the former] [...] has revealed with courage and competence the unprecedented extent of state surveillance that violates fundamental democratic processes and constitutional rights "And the latter" for the establishment of a global media organization that has committed itself to responsible journalism in the public interest and, against great resistance, reveals illegal activities by companies and states ".
	Asma Jilani Jahangir (1952-2018)	Pakistan	The human rights activist and lawyer is honored “because she defends, protects and strengthens human rights in Pakistan and beyond - often in very difficult and complex situations and at great personal risk”.
	Basil Fernando (* 1944) Asian Human Rights Commission (founded 1984)	Sri Lanka , Hong Kong	Together with his Hong Kong organization, the human rights activist received the award “for his tireless and outstanding work for the implementation of human rights in Asia and their documentation”.
	Bill McKibben (* 1960) 350.org (founded 2007)	United States	The environmental activist and the climate protection organization he founded are recognized "for successfully mobilizing a growing civil society movement for far-reaching measures against climate change in the United States and worldwide".
2015	Tony de Brum (1945–2017) and the people of the Marshall Islands	Marshall Islands	Honorary award "in recognition of their vision and their courage to take legal action against the nuclear powers because they do not meet their disarmament obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty "
	Sheila Watt-Cloutier (* 1953)	Canada	"For their lifelong commitment to the rights of the Inuit and for the preservation of their livelihood and culture, which are acutely threatened by climate change "
	Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera (* 1980)	Uganda	"Because, despite unbearable intimidation and violence, she campaigns with courage and tenacity for the right of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender and intersex people to a life free of prejudice and persecution"
	Gino Strada (* 1948) and Emergency (founded 1994)	Italy	"For providing excellent medical and surgical emergency aid to the victims of conflict and injustice and for his fearless commitment to the causes of war"
2016	Cumhuriyet (founded 1924)	Turkey	"For their fearless investigative journalism and their unconditional commitment to freedom of expression despite oppression, censorship, prison and the threat of death"
	Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) (founded 2013)	Syria	"Lifeline and a rare source of hope for the suffering civilian population"
	Mozn Hassan (* 1979) and Nazra for Feminist Studies (founded 2007)	Egypt	"For their commitment to equality and women's rights under circumstances of ongoing violence, abuse and discrimination"
	Svetlana Gannuschkina (* 1942)	Russia	"For their decades-long commitment to human rights and justice for refugees and migrants as well as for promoting tolerance between different ethnic groups."
2017	Robert Bilott (* 1965)	United States	"For exposing decades of chemical pollution, obtaining compensation for its victims and working towards more effective regulation of dangerous chemicals"
	Colin Gonsalves (* 1952)	India	"For his tireless and innovative efforts in court to protect the basic human rights of India's most marginalized citizens"
	Xədicə İsmayılova ( Khadija Ismayilova ; * 1976)	Azerbaijan	"For their courage and tenacity to expose corruption at the highest level of government through outstanding investigative journalism"
	Yetnebersh Nigussie (* 1982)	Ethiopia	“For her inspiring work to strengthen the rights of people with disabilities and to stand up for their inclusion. It enables people to reach their full potential and thereby changes the way we think in our society "
2018	Thelma Aldana (* 1955), Iván Velásquez Gómez (* 1955)	Guatemala , Colombia	Unspecified honorary award to the lawyers for their commitment against abuse of power and corruption
	Abdullah al-Hamid , Mohammed Fahad al-Kahtani , Walid Abu al-Chair (all three have been serving several years in prison since April 2014 until today )	Saudi Arabia	For their commitment to human rights , a separation of powers and the abolition of male guardianship in their authoritarian country
	Tony Rinaudo (* 1957), Yacouba Sawadogo (* 1946)	Australia , Burkina Faso	For their commitment to agricultural and forestry use and forest reclamation ( FMNR ) on previously arid and barren land in Africa
2019	Aminatou Haidar (* 1966)	Western Sahara	"For their unshakable nonviolent resistance, despite captivity and torture, in the pursuit of justice and self-determination for the people of Western Sahara."
	Guo Jianmei (* 1961)	People's Republic of China	"For their pioneering and persistent work to strengthen women's rights in China."
	Greta Thunberg (* 2003)	Sweden	"Because it makes the political demand for urgent climate protection measures heard worldwide."
	Davi Kopenawa Yanomami (* 1956) and his organization Hutukara Associação Yanomami	Brazil	"For their courageous determination to protect the forests and biodiversity of the Amazon and the land and culture of its indigenous people."

From 2020

year	Person or institution	Country at the time of award	Background and rationale	image
2020	Nasrin Sotudeh (* 1963)	Iran	"For your fearless commitment, at high personal risk, to promote political freedoms and human rights in Iran."
	Bryan Stevenson (* 1959)	United States	"For inspiring efforts to reform the US criminal justice system and to reconcile people of different races in the face of historical trauma."
	Lottie Cunningham Wren (born 1959)	Nicaragua	"For their tireless efforts to protect the indigenous land and the indigenous communities from exploitation and looting"
	Ales Bjaljazki (* 1962) and Wjasna (founded 1996)	Belarus	"For your determined fight for the realization of democracy and human rights in Belarus."

literature

• Geseko v. Lüpke: The alternative. Ways and worldview of the Alternative Nobel Prize. Riemann, 2003, ISBN 3-570-50031-4
• Jürgen Streich: Role models. People and projects that give hope. The alternative Nobel Prize. Kamphausen, Bielefeld 2005, ISBN 3-89901-057-4
• Geseko v. Lüpke, Peter Erlenwein: Projects of Hope. The Alternative Nobel Prize: Outlook on a Different Globalization. oekom Verlag, 2006, ISBN 3-86581-006-3

Web links

Commons : Winner of the Right Livelihood Award  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Right Livelihood Award - Winners 1980-2009 (German)
• Right Livelihood Award - list of the winners from 1980

Individual evidence

1. ^ Christiane Grefe : Accolade for activists. - The Alternative Nobel Prize, first awarded 30 years ago, was once ridiculed. He is now highly regarded. An appreciation . In: Die Zeit No. 37 of September 9, 2010.
2. ↑ All quotations are taken from the German press release of October 2, 2007 ( Memento of October 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ).
3. ↑ Press release of the Right Livelihood Award Foundation ( memento of November 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) of October 1, 2008.
4. ↑ Alternative Nobel Prize: Tireless commitment to the environment, peace and health . In: The time . October 13, 2009 ( online [accessed June 24, 2020]).
5. ↑ Honor for unknown heroes. In: Spiegel Online , September 30, 2010
6. ↑ Chinese entrepreneur receives Alternative Nobel Prize. In: sueddeutsche.de , September 29, 2011
7. ↑ Alternative Nobel Prize at nzz.ch, September 27, 2012 (accessed on September 27, 2012).
8. ↑ Lisa Erdmann: Honor for human rights activists: Alternative Nobel Prize goes to Palestine for the first time. In: Spiegel Online. September 26, 2013, accessed the same day.
9. ↑ Press release Right Livelihood Foundation, Stockholm, September 26, 2013, accessed on September 28, 2013 (PDF; 630 kB)
10. ↑ ^{a b} Lisa Erdmann: Honor for human rights activists: Alternative Nobel Prize goes to Palestine for the first time. Spiegel Online, September 26, 2013
11. ↑ UN: Rape as a Weapon of War , Der Standard July 6, 2011
12. ^ "United Nations officials have called Congo the epicenter of rape as a weapon of war". in: The New York Times May 11, 2011
13. ↑ Jonathan Zilberg: Mass Rape as a Weapon of War in the Eastern DRC. In: Toyin Falola , Hetty ter Haar (ed.): Narrating War and Peace in Africa (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, Book 47), University of Rochester Press 2010, ISBN 978-1-58046-330-0 , Pp. 113-141
14. ^ List of Laureates. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 5, 2012 ; accessed on September 28, 2014 (English). 
15. ↑ "Alternative Nobel Prizes" 2015 announced. (PDF) Press release, Stockholm October 1, 2015
16. ↑ ^{a b c d} press release ( Memento from December 19, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), September 22, 2016 (PDF)
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