by Susan | Sep 6, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1985 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, based in the United States, for authoritative information and by creating an awareness of the catastrophic consequences of atomic warfare, contributing to an...
by Susan | Sep 5, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1983 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Desmond Mpilo Tutu, of South Africa, for his role as a unifying leader figure in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa and to direct attention to the non-violent struggle for liberation. In his Nobel...
by Susan | Sep 4, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1983 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Lech Wałęsa, Poland, founder of Solidarność; campaigner for human rights. In his Nobel lecture he noted: “It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.” The...
by Susan | Sep 3, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1982 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Alva Myrdal, of Sweden and to Alfonso García Robles, of Mexico, for their magnificent work in the disarmament negotiations of the United Nations, where they both played crucial roles and won international recognition. In her...
by Susan | Sep 2, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1981 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The Nobel lecture was delivered by Poul Hartling, a Dane, who said: “Let us never cease to feel compassion for those in want. Let us never tire of helping the victims of...
by Susan | Sep 1, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1980 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, of Argentina, a human rights leader who founded non-violent human rights organizations to fight the military junta that was ruling his country. Esquivel’s movement arose from Catholic liberation...
