by Susan | Oct 6, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011. The Dialogue Quarted is comprised of the Tunisian General Labour...
by Susan | Oct 5, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Kailash Satyarthi, of India and to Malala Yousafzai, of Pakistan, for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. In her Nobel lecture Malala said,...
by Susan | Oct 4, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. The Nobel lecture was delivered by Ahmet Üzümcü, a Turkish diplomat and Director-General of OPCW, who said:...
by Susan | Oct 3, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to The European Union, for more than six decades contributing to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe. The Nobel lecture was delivered jointly by, Herman Van Rompuy, of Belgium,...
by Susan | Oct 2, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, of Liberia, and to Tawakkul Karman, of Yemen, for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work. In her...
by Susan | Oct 1, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, of China, for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. He was in prison at the time of the ceremony and his Nobel lecture was read by actress Liv Ullman: “Hatred can rot away...
