Alternative Nobel Prize

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The Alternative Nobel Prize is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for practical and exemplary solutions to global problems in areas such as human rights, environmental protection, and social justice.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental award
human rights award
international award
social justice award
alsoKnownAs Right Livelihood Award
awardedBy Right Livelihood Award Foundation
awardedFor courageous and visionary work
practical work for the benefit of humanity
countryOfOrigin Sweden
firstAwarded 1980
focusesOn environmental protection
human rights
peace
social justice
sustainable development
foundedBy Jakob von Uexkull
foundingYear 1980
frequency annual
hasComponent cash award
honorary award
hasLanguage English
Swedish
hasLaureate Asha Hagi Elmi
Bryan Stevenson
Edward Snowden
GRAIN
Greta Thunberg
International Baby Food Action Network
Memorial (International Historical Educational Charitable and Human Rights Society)
Nnimmo Bassey
Sima Samar
Vandana Shiva
hasMediaCoverage international
headquartersCountry Sweden
headquartersLocation Stockholm
motto For the courage to uphold human rights and fundamental values
namedAfter Nobel Prize (as an alternative)
organisedAs non-profit foundation
purpose to honor practical and exemplary solutions to global problems
relatedTo Nobel Prize
environmental movement
human rights movement
social justice movement
selectionProcess jury decision
public nominations
typicalAwardLocation Stockholm
typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerYear 3–4
website https://rightlivelihood.org


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