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September 26, 2013

2013 Right Livelihood Award Winners Announced 
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In Sweden, the 2013 Right Livelihood Awards have been announced to four
recipients: 
Paul F. Walker of Green Cross International, for "working tirelessly to
rid the world of chemical weapons"; Raji Sourani, director of the
Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights, for an "unwavering
dedication to the rule of law and human rights under exceptionally
difficult circumstances"; Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege, "for his
courageous work healing women survivors of war-time sexual violence and
speaking up about its root causes," and the Swiss agronomist Hans
Herren, for "his expertise and pioneering work in promoting a safe,
secure and sustainable global food supply." Handed out annually, the
Right Livelihood Awards are widely known as the "alternative Nobel
Prize."

 

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