Nobel Prize in Peace

for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy

for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all

The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy.

for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace

for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace

for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea

for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict

for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict

for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end

for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education

for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education

for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work

for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work

for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work

for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China

for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples

for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts

for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change

for their efforts to create economic and social development from below

for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way

for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace

for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children

for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development

for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world

for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular

for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland

for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland

for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines

for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor

for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor

for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms

for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East

for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East

for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East

for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa

for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa

for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples

for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights

for the leading role he played in the radical changes in East-West relations

for advocating peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people

for his work for lasting peace in Central America

for being a messenger to mankind: his message is one of peace, atonement and dignity

for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa

for non-violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland

for their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free zones

for their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free zones

for being a source of inspiration to repressed people, especially in Latin America

for her work for bringing help to suffering humanity

for jointly having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel in 1978

for jointly having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel in 1978

for the courageous efforts in founding a movement to put an end to the violent conflict in Northern Ireland

for the courageous efforts in founding a movement to put an end to the violent conflict in Northern Ireland

for his struggle for human rights in the Soviet Union, for disarmament and cooperation between all nations

for his efforts to secure and develop human rights throughout the world

for his contribution to stabilize conditions in the Pacific rim area and for signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973

for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973

for paving the way for a meaningful dialogue between East and West

for having given a well-founded hope - the green revolution

for his struggle to ensure the rights of man as stipulated in the UN Declaration

for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population

for his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West

for developing the UN into an effective and constructive international organization, capable of giving life to the principles and aims expressed in the UN Charter

for his non-violent struggle against apartheid

for his longstanding contribution to the cause of disarmament and peace

for his efforts to help refugees to leave their camps and return to a life of freedom and dignity

for his crucial contribution to the deployment of a United Nations Emergency Force in the wake of the Suez Crisis

for proposing and supervising the plan for the economic recovery of Europe

for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work which has helped making the idea of brotherhood between men and nations a living one

for having devoted his life to the fight against war through the promotion of social justice and brotherhood among men and nations

for his work as mediator in Palestine in 1948-1949

for his lifelong effort to conquer hunger and want, thereby helping to remove a major cause of military conflict and war

for her lifelong work for the cause of peace

for his contribution to the creation of a peace-promoting religious brotherhood across national boundaries

for his indefatigable work for international understanding and his pivotal role in establishing the United Nations

for his tireless effort in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace

for his role as father of the Argentine Antiwar Pact of 1933, which he also used as a means to mediate peace between Paraguay and Bolivia in 1935

for his burning love for freedom of thought and expression and his valuable contribution to the cause of peace

for his untiring struggle and his courageous efforts as Chairman of the League of Nations Disarmament Conference 1931-34

for having exposed by his pen the illusion of war and presented a convincing plea for international cooperation and peace

for their assiduous effort to revive the ideal of peace and to rekindle the spirit of peace in their own nation and in the whole of mankind

for their assiduous effort to revive the ideal of peace and to rekindle the spirit of peace in their own nation and in the whole of mankind

for promoting Christian unity and helping create 'that new attitude of mind which is necessary if peace between nations is to become reality'

for his crucial role in bringing about the Briand-Kellogg Pact

for their contribution to the emergence in France and Germany of a public opinion which favours peaceful international cooperation

for their contribution to the emergence in France and Germany of a public opinion which favours peaceful international cooperation

for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty

for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty

for his crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty

for his crucial role in bringing about the Dawes Plan

for his leading role in the repatriation of prisoners of war, in international relief work and as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for refugees

for their lifelong contributions to the cause of peace and organized internationalism

for their lifelong contributions to the cause of peace and organized internationalism

for his longstanding contribution to the cause of peace and justice and his prominent role in the establishment of the League of Nations

for his role as founder of the League of Nations

for his unparalleled contribution to the organization of peaceful internationalism

for bringing about better understanding between the countries of North and South America and initiating important arbitration agreements between the United States and other countries

for his role as co-founder of the Institut de droit international, initiator of the Conferences on International Private Law (Conférences de Droit international privé) at the Hague, and pioneer in the field of international legal relations

for his effort to expose and fight what he considers to be the main cause of war, namely, the anarchy in international relations

for their prominent position in the international movement for peace and arbitration

for their prominent position in the international movement for peace and arbitration

for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors

for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors

for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy

for his decisive influence upon the conduct and outcome of the Hague and Geneva Conferences

for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia

for her audacity to oppose the horrors of war

for his longstanding and devoted effort in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration

for his untiring and skilful directorship of the Bern Peace Bureau

for his eminently practical administration of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

for his humanitarian efforts to help wounded soldiers and create international understanding

for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration