Hailing from Somalia, Ukraine, Venezuela and Uganda, the 2022 Laureates have each created new models for human and societal interactions that challenge the status quo. With crises stemming from authoritarian governance, international aggression, profit-seeking economic systems and political inertia to take action against a planetary climate breakdown, these change-makers have imagined a better world and work tirelessly to make it a reality.
“The 2022 Right Livelihood Laureates are grassroots actors dedicated to strengthening their communities. In the face of failing governance and a breakdown of order – including wars, terrorism, extractivism, massive displacement and economic crises – they have established new, human-centric systems. Their successes demonstrate how we can build societies on the principles of justice rather than exploitation,” said Ole von Uexkull, Executive Director at Right Livelihood.
The Human Rights House Foundation, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ukraine), the Center for Civil Liberties, the Human Rights House Kyiv, the “Almenda” Civic Education Center and the Head of Mejilis of the Crimean Tatar People (Ukraine), organizes the side event: “The Human Rights Situation in Ukraine“. On Tuesday 17 March 2015, from 14 to16h, at Palais des Nations, room XII.Panelists:
Valeriya Lutkovska, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ukraine),
Refat Chubarov, Head of Mejilis of the Crimean Tatar People (Ukraine),
Olga Skrypnyk, “Almenda”, Civic Education Center (Ukraine),
Oleksandra Matviichuk, Center for Civil Liberties, Human Rights House Kyiv (Ukraine).
Florian Irminger, Human Rights House Foundation, moderator.
Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards 