This year’s Laureates come from regions where the stakes could not be higher. 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.”
Ole von Uexkull, Executive Director of Right Livelihood, said: “At a time when violence, polarisation and climate disasters are tearing communities apart, the 2025 Right Livelihood Laureates remind us that joining hands in collective action is humanity’s most powerful response. Their courage and vision create a tapestry of hope and show that a more just and liveable future is possible.”
All of this year’s Laureates are the first ones to receive the Right Livelihood Award from their respective countries.
For 45 years, the Right Livelihood Award has honoured and supported courageous people leading the way to a just, peaceful and sustainable world for all. The Award comes with long-term support to highlight and expand Laureates’ work.
In 2025, 159 nominees from 67 countries were considered. Previous Laureates include Ukrainian human rights defender Oleksandra Matviichuk, Congolese gynaecologist and women’s rights advocate Dr Denis Mukwege and American public interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
The 2025 Laureates will be honoured during a televised Award Presentation in Stockholm on December 2.
Nominations are now also open for next year’s Award!
Find more information on the Laureates.
Photos and videos of the new Laureates can be found here.
Read individual press releases on each Laureate:
- Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and Julian Aguon
- Justice For Myanmar
- Audrey Tang
- Emergency Response Rooms
Photo Credit: Daniel Hägglund