Sima Samar, Afghan doctor and human rights advocate on 27 September 2012, won the Right Livelihood Award 2012
About Right Livelihood award
The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to honour and support those "offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today". It has become widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' and there are now 153 Laureates from 64 countries.
Presented annually in Stockholm at a ceremony in the Swedish Parliament, the Right Livelihood Award is usually shared by four Recipients. The prize money for each Laureate is 500000 SEK (Swedish Currency).
The winners of the 2012 Right livelihood award are Hayrettin Karaca, Sima Samar, Gene Sharp and the Campaign against Arms Trade.
About the laureates and their contribution
1.Hayrettin Karaca (Turkey) "grandfather" of the Turkish environmental movement.
“...for a lifetime of tireless advocacy and support for the protection and stewardship of our natural world, combining successful entrepreneurship with effective environmental activism.“
2.Sima Samar (Afghanistan) Afghan doctor and human rights advocate.
“...for her longstanding and courageous dedication to human rights, especially the rights of women, in one of the most complex and dangerous regions in the world. “
3.Gene Sharp (USA) the so-called "Machiavelli" of nonviolent resistance.
“… For developing and articulating the core principles and strategies of nonviolent resistance and supporting their practical implementation in conflict areas around the world.”
4. Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) (UK) Recieved by Henry McLaughlin and Anne-Marie O’Reilly
“...for their innovative and effective campaigning against the global trade in arms.“
About Sima Samar
Sima Samar was born on 3 February 1957 in Afghnisthan. Following the Soviet-backed coup, in 1979 her husband, his three brothers and more than 60 other family members disappeared and were never seen again. Sima Samar graduated from Kabul University Medical College in 1982. She then practiced medicine at a government hospital in Kabul, but after a few months was forced to flee for her safety to her native Jaghori where she provided medical treatment to patients throughout the remote areas of Central Afghanistan.
In 1984, she went to Pakistan for the education of her young son. After working as a doctor at the refugee branch of the Mission Hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, and distressed by the total lack of health care facilities for Afghan refugee women, she started a hospital for Afghan refugee women and children in Quetta.
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