As authoritarianism and division rise globally, the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureates are charting a different course: one rooted in collective action, resilience and democracy to create a liveable future for all stated the announcement of the 2025 awards on 24 September 2025.
From Sudan and Myanmar, where military and political violence devastates communities, to the Pacific Islands, where climate disaster threatens entire nations, to Taiwan, which is the frequent target of foreign threats and disinformation: their work proves that everyone has a role to play in helping people and planet flourish.
The 2025 Right Livelihood Award, also known as the “alternative Nobel Prize”, goes to:
Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and Julian Aguon from the Pacific Islands and Guam (respectively) “for carrying the call for climate justice to the world’s highest court, turning survival into a matter of rights and climate action into a legal responsibility,”
Justice For Myanmar “for their courage and their pioneering investigative methods in exposing and eroding the international support to Myanmar’s corrupt military,”
Audrey Tang from Taiwan “for advancing the social use of digital technology to empower citizens, renew democracy and heal divides,” and
Emergency Response Rooms from Sudan “for building a resilient model of mutual aid amid war and state collapse that sustains millions of people with dignity.”
For more on the Right Livelihood Awards and its many laureates, see https://www.trueheroesfilms.org/thedigest/awards/97238E26-A05A-4A7C-8A98-0D267FDDAD59
In 2025, 159 nominees from 67 countries were considered. The 2025 Laureates will be honoured during a televised Award Presentation in Stockholm on December 2.
Read individual press releases on each Laureate:
- Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and Julian Aguon
- Justice For Myanmar
- Audrey Tang
- Emergency Response Rooms
https://www.dw.com/en/alternative-nobel-prize-goes-to-pacific-climate-activists/a-74194841
This post was originally published on Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards.