Behind every great moment of social change lies a story of dedication, courage and hope.
Discover these stories on October 3 as we unveil the 2024
#RightLivelihood
Laureates! ➡️
“Por primera vez triunfó un partido antisistema y con un voto consciente de la población. Nadie nos va a quitar de la memoria y de la historia lo que sucedió hoy”.
@ThelmaAldana
, ex fiscal general de
#Guatemala
y galardonada del Premio
#RightLivelihood
#EleccionesGuate2023
Por su exitosa y valiente labor combatiendo redes criminales profundamente arraigadas,
@ThelmaAldana
ha ganado muchos enemigos poderosos. Pero también ha superado numerosos obstáculos antes. Su lucha por un futuro mejor para
#Guatemala
no termina aquí 🕊
#RightLivelihoodAward
Pakistan’s leading human rights lawyer &
#AlternativeNobel
Laureate Asma Jahangir has passed away. "She was a lighthouse against injustice and religious fanaticism in an increasingly anti-democratic world" said
@ole_uexkull
.
“Mi mayor reto es ser feliz”
Frente a las elecciones generales del domingo en
#Guatemala
🇬🇹, entrevistamos a
@thelmaaldana
.
La reconocida exfiscal y laureada del Premio
#RightLivelihood
habló sobre sus 4 años en el exilio y sus esperanzas para el país ➡️
"In our struggle for a liveable planet, we need light. Light, showing us the path ahead, proving we are not alone in this. Sometimes we have to fight hard to find this light. And sometimes - we have to be the light."
@Luisamneubauer
#RightLivelihood
The 2020
#RightLivelihood
Award celebrates 4️⃣ champions of
#HumanRights
who have dedicated their lives to defending the rights of the marginalised and the suppressed ✊
Meet the Laureates: Nasrin Sotoudeh, Bryan Stevenson, Lottie Cunningham Wren and Ales Bialiatski/
@viasna96
“My biggest challenge in exile is to be happy”
With Guatemalan elections coming up on Sunday, we spoke to
@thelmaaldana
, the renowned former attorney general &
#RightLivelihood
Laureate, about her life in exile and her hopes for
#Guatemala
.
Read more!
#Guatemala
Tras 12 años, hoy finaliza el mandato de
@CICIGgt
. El fortalecimiento de las instituciones públicas y de la sociedad civil es el mayor legado de la lucha contra la corrupción, coinciden dos de sus protagonistas:
@ThelmaAldana
e
@Ivan_Velasquez_
JUST ANNOUNCED: The 2021
#RightLivelihood
Laureates are:
🇨🇲 Marthe Wandou
🇷🇺 Vladimir Slivyak
🇨🇦 Freda Huson
🇮🇳 Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment
Join us to celebrate these courageous change-makers ➡️
JUST ANNOUNCED: The 2020
#RightLivelihood
Laureates
1️⃣ Nasrin Sotoudeh 🇮🇷
2️⃣ Bryan Stevenson 🇺🇸
3️⃣ Lottie Cunningham Wren 🇳🇮
4️⃣ Ales Bialiatski/
@viasna96
🇧🇾
Join us to celebrate their courage and commitment to a just, peaceful and sustainable world ➡️
🇺🇸 Civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson receives the 2020
#RightLivelihood
Award "for his inspiring endeavour to reform the US criminal justice system and advance racial reconciliation in the face of historic trauma."
Read more ➡️
JUST ANNOUNCED: The 2022
#RightLivelihood
Laureates are…
🇸🇴 Fartuun Adan & Ilwad Elman
🇺🇦 Oleksandra Matviichuk/ Center for Civil Liberties
🇻🇪 Cecosesola
🇺🇬 Africa Institute for Energy Governance
Join us to celebrate these courageous change-makers ➡️
🇮🇷 Imprisoned
#HumanRights
lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh receives the 2020
#RightLivelihood
Award "for her fearless activism, at great personal risk, to promote political freedoms and human rights in
#Iran
."
Read more ➡️
#FreeNasrin
Three
#RightLivelihood
Laureates just received the
#NobelPeacePrize
!
Congratulations to 2004 Laureate Memorial, 2020 Laureate Ales Bialiatski and 2022 Laureate Center for Civil Liberties, for promoting democracy in their home countries! ➡️
#NobelPrize
We stand in solidarity with
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@lifeindia2016
and its co-founder Ritwick Dutta who are facing a criminal case in
#India
🇮🇳 on alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Act.
Their work towards social and environmental justice must continue unabated ✊
Ahead of the Presidential election in
#Guatemala
🇬🇹, German Parliamentarians express concern about the electoral process, as
#RightLivelihoodAward
Laureate
@ThelmaAldana
is still waiting for Constitutional Court to decide on her candidacy.
Read more ➡️
For the International Week of Solidarity with Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories, we spoke with
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@AminatouHaidar
from
#WesternSahara
.
Join Haidar in exploring a future where her homeland and people are united and free ➡️
A year into Russia's invasion of
#Ukraine
, there is no end in sight.
We ask
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@avalaina
: What is one thing she hopes to achieve?
Watch the full conversation ➡
Just earlier this week,
@ThelmaAldana
, 2018
#RightLivelihoodAward
Laureate & former Guatemalan Attorney General, was confirmed as a presidential candidate for the next general election in
#Guatemala
to be held on 16 June ✔️
Learn more ➡️
Today the international justice system has taken the first step to end impunity in Russia’s war against
#Ukraine
, as the
@CIJ_ICJ
issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin.
But it's not only the courts who can make a difference; we can, too ➡️
La Lauréate
#RightLivelihood
@AminatouHaidar
milite pacifiquement depuis plus de 30 ans contre l'occupation du
#SaharaOccidental
et craint que les jeunes reprennent les armes, issue qui semble inevitable si la communauté internationale n'agit pas rapidement.
#Guatemala
is set to elect its new Attorney General 🇬🇹
“This election is more important than for President,” says
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@ThelmaAldana
, who held the position until 2018.
She has concerns about the legitimacy of this election.
More ➡️
Women human rights defenders are paving the way for an equal future 🙋♀️
This
#InternationalWomensDay
, we celebrate the
#RightLivelihood
Laureates who are advancing the rights of the marginalised!
Follow this thread throughout
#IWD2021
for more 👇
Human rights defenders in
#Belarus
are facing increasing threats and attacks.
Our joint statement w/
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@viasna96
highlights the urgent need for states to take action.
We must stand with Belarusian activists and demand justice ➡️
We are appalled by the court decision to shut down
@MemorialMoscow
,
#Russia
's oldest human rights organisation and a
#RightLivelihood
Laureate.
This politically-motivated closure signals a dramatic turn for democracy and human rights.
Our statement ➡️
We condemn the online smear campaign against
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@AminatouHaidar
and
#Morocco
's 🇲🇦 investigation of
@IsacomSaharaui
's members. We express our full solidarity with them in their struggle for self-determination.
Read our statement ➡️
#HRC46
: "It is of utmost urgency for the UN to act, to avoid an escalation of violence."
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@AminatouHaidar
expressed grave concern over the breaking of the ceasefire by 🇲🇦 and continuous reprisals targeting Sahrawi activists.
Watch the full statement 📺
We were deeply saddened to learn that
#RightLivelihood
Laureate Gino Strada has passed away at age 73.
He was a fearless humanitarian who dedicated his life to serving people in crisis, bringing hope to places devastated by conflict.
Read more ➡️
🚨 IMPORTANT 🚨
Aminatou Haidar is a Sahrawi peaceful human rights defender and
#RightLivelihood
Laureate.
Given the existence of fake and defamatory profiles, here are her verified profiles:
Twitter ➡️
@AminatouHaidar
Facebook ➡️
Introducing the 2023
#RightLivelihood
Laureates:
🇬🇭 Eunice Brookman-Amissah
🇰🇭 Mother Nature Cambodia
🇪🇺 SOS MEDITERRANEE
🇰🇪 Phyllis Omido
They have dedicated themselves to safeguarding lives and nature for all. Congratulations to these change-makers! ➡️
SOEBEN BEKANNT GEGEBEN: Die
#RightLivelihood
-Preisträger*innen 2021 sind:
🇨🇲 Marthe Wandou
🇷🇺 Vladimir Sliwjak
🇨🇦 Freda Huson
🇮🇳 Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment
Lerne diese beeindruckenden Changemaker*innen kennen ➡️
"Corruption is a crime against humanity, against human dignity. It developed in
#Guatemala
since the State became loot for those in power of any kind, and lost its way, if it ever had any, as producer of collective welfare." -
@Ivan_Velasquez_
, 2018
#RightLivelihoodAward
Laureate
🚨 Verdicts against members of
#RightLivelihood
Laureate organisation
@viasna96
were handed down today:
Ales Bialiatski: 10 years in prison
Valiantsin Stefanovich: 9 years
Uladzimir Labkovich: 7 years
Human rights work is NOT a crime. Join our call to
#FreeViasna
➡️
@FreeViasna
"Hemos vivido siempre bajo el diseño y la mirada masculina. Pero a pesar de las limitaciones históricas que hemos sufrido, somos sujetas de derecho y capaces de incursionar en cualquier ámbito":
@ThelmaAldana
, recibió el
#RightLivelihoodAward
2018
#8M2019
The UN should send observers to
#WesternSahara
, we told
@mbachelet
in a joint statement w/
@IsacomSaharaui
.
“It is time for your Office to take a stand...and show the Sahrawi people that you don’t stand with the oppressor,” the statement urged.
➡️
#HRC49
🇳🇮 Indigenous rights and environmental activist Lottie Cunningham Wren receives the 2020
#RightLivelihood
Award "for her ceaseless dedication to the protection of indigenous lands and communities from exploitation and plunder."
Read more ➡️
🚨 We strongly condemn the intensified crackdown on civil society in Russia, including the arbitrary arrests of
#RightLivelihood
Laureate Svetlana Gannushkina and Oleg Orlov, a member of the Council of
@hrc_memorial
today.
Both have been released pending trial.
“Never has anyone reached the presidency of
#Colombia
without the backing of the political establishment. Dissidents have always been assassinated. We have the ambition this time is different,” says
@Ivan_Velasquez_
, 2018
#RightLivelihood
Laureate.
We are deeply saddened and shocked by the passing of Saudi
#RightLivelihoodAward
Laureate Abdullah al-Hamid.
We hold Saudi authorities directly responsible for al-Hamid's death, as he was denied medical care during his imprisonment.
Our statement➡️
#HRC46
: "The UN committed to leaving no one behind. The Sahrawis should not be forgotten." said
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@AminatouHaidar
, alarmed over
#Morocco
's intensification of reprisals against Sahrawi activists 🚨
Read more ➡️
"When it comes to our community work, I take this award on behalf of Christine, Innocent, Chris, Birimuye and tens of thousands of Ugandans who were or are being displaced from their lands for mega oil projects," says Dickens Kamugisha of 2022
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@AfiegoUg
"This election is more important than for President," said
#RightLivelihood
Laureate & former chief prosecutor
@ThelmaAldana
on the delayed selection of the new Attorney General in
#Guatemala
.
Learn more as we wait for President Giammattei's decision ➡️
Human rights defenders are especially under pressure in Western Sahara,
@AminatouHaidar
warned
@UN_HRC
.
Activist Sultana Khaya has been arbitrarily confined to her home without electricity or internet access for 10 months now.
#HRDs
must not be harassed for their work!
#HRC48
2020
#RightLivelihood
Laureate Nasrin Sotoudeh was sentenced to an unjust prison sentence for standing up for human rights. She was temporarily freed for medical leave.
Now, we must
#StandUp4Nasrin
. Join us to call for her unconditional and permanent release!
#FreeNasrin
"All these challenges compel us to reveal the best in us and to fight for freedom, to take the burden of responsibility, to be courageous, to make right choices, to help others, and to find creative solutions," says 2022
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@avalaina
Human rights defenders of
#RightLivelihood
Laureate org
@viasna96
face imprisonment for speaking out against injustice.
Read about tomorrow's verdict against Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovich & Uladzimir Labkovich and join our call to
#FreeViasna
➡️
We mourn the passing of 1993
#RightLivelihood
Laureate Carrie Dann.
She was a fearless indigenous activist fighting for the rights of her people, the Western Shoshone Nation, to their land and way of life.
Read more about her life and work ➡️
Just last week, 🇲🇦 police prevented 🇪🇭 activists from celebrating
#RightLivelihoodAward
Laureate
@AminatouHaidar
.
Here's our statement on the continued restrictions on Sahrawi people’s peaceful exercise of freedom of expression, association & assembly ➡️
The human rights situation in Western Sahara is getting worse after an armed conflict with Morocco resumed last year,
#RightLivelihood
Laureate
@AminatouHaidar
has warned the UN Human Rights Council.
Read more ➡️
#HRC48
In response to the killing of
#Yanomami
members by illegal miners in
#Brazil
, we, in support of
#RightLivelihood
Laureate Hutukara Associação Yanomami, urge the govt to
✊ Investigate the incident
✊ Protect
#IndigenousPeoples
✊ Remove illegal miners
➡️
"Thank you to all team members – past and present – who have helped
@lifeindia2016
evolve as an institution to defend environmental democracy in the world’s largest democracy, " says Ritwick Dutta
#RightLivelihood