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September 27, 2012

2012 Right Livelihood Awards Announced in Sweden 
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In Sweden, the 2012 Right Livelihood Awards have been announced to four
recipients: Turkish environmental activist Hayrettin Karaca "for a
lifetime of tireless advocacy and support for the protection and
stewardship of our natural world,"; Afghan women's activist Sima Samar,
"for her longstanding and courageous dedication to human rights,
especially the rights of women,"; the U.S. scholar Gene Sharp, "for
developing and articulating the core principles and strategies of
nonviolent resistance and supporting their practical implementation in
conflict areas around the world," and to Britain's Campaign Against Arms
Trade, "for their innovative and effective campaigning against the
global trade in arms." Handed out annually, the Right Livelihood Awards
are widely known as the "alternative Nobel Prize."

 

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