Seán MacBride Peace Prize
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Seán MacBride Peace Prize
The International Peace Bureau (IPB; French: Bureau international de la paix), founded in 1891, is one of the world's oldest international peace federations. The organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910 for acting "as a link between the peace societies of the various countries". In 1913, Henri La Fontaine was also awarded the Prize "[For his work as] head of the International Peace Bureau". As of 2012, eleven other Nobel Peace Prize laureates have been members of the IPB. Its membership consists of 300 organizations in 70 countries. IPB's headquarters are located in Berlin, Germany, with offices in Barcelona, Spain, and Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to 2017, the headquarters were in Geneva. Its main programmes are the Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS) and disarmament for sustainable development, which focuses both on nuclear and conventional weapons, as well as biological weapons, landmines, and small arms. IPB holds Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and associate status with the United Nations Department of Global Communications. IPB was founded under the name Permanent International Peace Bureau (Bureau International Permanent de la Paix). From 1912 onward it used the name International Peace Bureau. Between 1946 and 1961, it was known under the name International Liaison Committee of Organizations for Peace – ILCOP (Comité de liaison international des organisations de paix – CLIOP).
Sl | Name | Country | Flag | Year | Awarded For |
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49 | Our House | Ukraine | 2023 | dedicated to defending human rights, particularly focusing on vulnerable groups, such as women and children. | |
48 | Movement of Conscientious Objectors | Russia | 2023 | For young individuals in legally avoiding conscription into the military. | |
47 | Ukrainian Pacifist Movement | Belarus | 2023 | For peaceful protests against conscription in Kyiv, is a non-governmental, non-profit, and nonpartisan organization. | |
46 | Tore Nærland | Noway | 2023 | for peace through his initiative “Bike for Peace,” embodies the transformative power of personal dedication to peace. | |
45 | Fred Lubang | Philippines | 2022 | For his unflagging work and commitment towards peacebuilding, disarmament and non-violence, especially in the face of ongoing wars. | |
44 | Yurii Sheliazhenko | Ukraine | 2022 | Activist from Ukraine for their work towards peace, women's and human rights – showing us what commitment and bravery looks like in the face of unjust war. | |
43 | Asya Maruket | Russia | 2022 | Activist from Russia for their work towards peace, women's and human rights – showing us what commitment and bravery looks like in the face of unjust war. | |
42 | Hiroshi "Taka" Takakusaki | Japan | 2022 | For his lifelong dedication to a just peace, the abolition of nuclear weapons and social justice, as well as his care and unstinting support for the Hibakusha. | |
41 | Assistant Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) | Burma | 2021 | For their dedication, courage and diligence ensuring that every life taken by military during the country's struggle to return the power to the right hands is properly documented – in the face of threats due to the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021. | |
40 | Alexander Kmentt | Australia | 2021 | For his dedication towards disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons, bringing these issues to the highest level of government and imploring decision makers to take notice and action and being one of the key architects to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. | |
39 | Black Lives Matter | United States | 2020 | For its ‘leading roles in building resistance to and transforming local policies against systemic police violence and extrajudicial murders of Black people across the United States.’ | |
38 | Elayne Whyte Gómez | United States | 2019 | For "her invaluable contribution to the completion of the historic Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons." | |
37 | Bruce Kent | United Kingdom | 2019 | An "internationally known peace activist and a 'real peace hero' who, even in his 90th year, remains an active campaigner and organizer for peace and human rights." | |
36 | Douglas Roche | Canada | 2018 | For his "tireless efforts to promote international peace and disarmament." | |
35 | Helena Maleno | Spain | 2018 | For her "efforts to save hundreds of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, and her strong commitment to defending human rights;" | |
34 | 1) Association For Historical Dialogue and Research and Home for Cooperation | 2018 | For its "efforts and promotion of [a] Culture of Peace and as well as the peace building activities;" | ||
33 | Jeremy Corbyn | United Kingdom | 2017 | For his "sustained and powerful political work for disarmament and peace." | |
32 | Noam Chomsky | United States | 2017 | For his "tireless commitment to peace, his strong critiques to U.S. foreign policy, and his anti-imperialism;" | |
31 | All Okinawa Council Against Henoko New Base | Japan | 2017 | For "its unflagging commitment to close the Futemna Marine Air Base, and for its nonviolent opposition to the construction of a massive new air, land and sea base in Henoko;" | |
30 | Colin Archer (IPB Secretary-General ) | United Kingdom | 2016 | For 26 years "in the service of peace and of the IPB community." | |
29 | The People and the Island Communities of Lampedusa, Italy and Jeju Island, South Korea | Italy/South Korea | 2015 | For showing "a profound commitment to peace and social justice." | |
28 | The People and Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands | 2014 | For "courageously taking the nine nuclear weapons-possessing countries to the International Court of Justice to enforce compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty and international customary law." | |
27 | Chelsea Manning | United States | 2013 | For her "courageous actions in revealing information about US war crimes." | |
26 | Nawal El Saadawi | Egypt | 2012 | For showing "great courage and ... substantial contributions to what is known as the Arab Spring." | |
25 | Lina Ben Mhenni | Tunisia | 2012 | For showing "great courage and ... substantial contributions to what is known as the Arab Spring." | |
24 | Dr. Peter Becker | Germany | 2011 | For his work with the German section of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA). | |
23 | Hanaa Edwar | Iraq | 2011 | For "her contribution to the advancement of democracy and human rights, as well as her firm stand against violence and war;" | |
22 | Binalakshmi Nepram | India | 2010 | For "her extraordinary efforts to promote disarmament and an end to gun violence in India." | |
21 | Betty Reardon | Colombo | 2009 | For "her contribution to peace education and to the wider peace movement." | |
20 | Jacqueline Cabasso | United States | 2008 | For "her years of outstanding work with NGOs and initiatives toward peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons." | |
19 | Jayantha Dhanapala | Sri Lanka | 2007 | For "his dedication to the cause of disarmament and his initiatives towards creating the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapons Free Zone." | |
18 | Iccho Itoh (Mayors for Peace) | Japan | 2006 | For "its achievements in arousing international public demand for the abolition of nuclear weapons and lasting world peace." | |
17 | Tadatoshi Akiba (Mayors for Peace) | Japan | 2006 | For "its achievements in arousing international public demand for the abolition of nuclear weapons and lasting world peace." | |
15 | No award made | 2005 | |||
14 | Leaders of the Geneva Initiative on the Middle East | Switzerland | Switzerland | 2004 | |
13 | Nihon Hidanky? | Japan | 2003 | Survivors of the A bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. They have devoted the rest of their lives to the elimination of nuclear weapons. | |
12 | Barbara Lee | United States | 2002 | For "her sole vote against the bombing of Afghanistan." | |
11 | Rosalie Bertell | United States | 2001 | For "her lifelong engagement to the cause of peace and for her deep concern for the well-being of peoples all over the planet. | |
10 | Achin Vanaik | Switzerland | 2000 | For being at the "forefront of the international campaign against the nuclearisation of South Asia." | |
9 | Praful Bidwai | Indaia | 2000 | For being at the "forefront of the international campaign against the nuclearisation of South Asia." | |
8 | Barbara Gladysch | South Africa | 1999 | For her "extraordinary and year-long commitment to disarmament and practical solidarity with victims of wars and disasters." | |
7 | John Hume | Ireland | 1998 | For "his contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process." | |
6 | Seeds of Hope Group | United Kingdom | 1997 | For disarming a Hawk aircraft bound for Indonesia. | |
5 | Selim Bešlagi? | Germany | 1996 | For "his fight against nationalism, ethnic cleansing and intolerance during his country's war." | |
4 | The Committee of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia | Russia | 1995 | Foremost among Russian citizens’ groups opposing the war in Chechnya. | |
3 | Mordechai Vanunu | Isreal | 1994 | Sentenced to 18 years solitary confinement for revealing details of Israel's nuclear arsenal. | |
2 | Motarilavoa Hilda Lini | Vanuatu | 1993 | Played a key role in the WHO's decision to approve a request to the World Court on the legal status of nuclear weapons. | |
1 | Michael D. Higgins | Ireland | 1992 | For human rights advocacy domestically, and in Nicaragua, Chile, Cambodia, Iraq, and Somalia |
Seán MacBride Peace Prize Laureates (2030 ~ 2021)
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Fred Lubang
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2022
Fred Lubang for his unflagging work and commitment towards peacebuilding, disarmament and non-violence, especially in the face of ongoing wars. Without him, the Philippines would not be the only country that has ratified nearly all humanitarian disarmament treaties today.
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Hiroshi Takakusaki
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2022
Hiroshi Takakusaki for his lifelong dedication to a just peace, the abolition of nuclear weapons and social justice, as well as his care and unstinting support for the Hibakusha. While his ongoing involvemement with the Gensuikyo, he provided the vision, strategic thinking and dedication that fuelled Japan’s nationwide nuclear abolition movement, the international campaign for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and Gensuikyo’s yearly World Conference.
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AAPP
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2021
Assistant Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) for their unwavering dedication, courage and diligence ensuring that every life taken by military during the country’s struggle to return the power to the right hands is properly documented – in the face of threats due to the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021.
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Alexander Kmentt
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2021
Alexander Kmentt for his dedication towards disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons, bringing these issues to the highest level of government and imploring decision makers to take notice and action and being one of the key architects to the Treaty on the Prohibiton of Nuclear Weapons.
Seán MacBride Peace Prize Laureates (2020 ~ 2011)
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Nihon Hidankyō
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2020
The International Signature Campaign in Support of the Appeal of the Hibakusha for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons launched by Japanese organization HIDANKYOfor ‘being one of the largest signature campaigns ever carried out in the world and a powerful popular force manifesting global demands for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons’.
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Elayne Whyte Gómez
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2019
Elayne Whyte Gómez for her invaluable contribution to the completion of the historic Treaty on the Prohibition of Nucler Weapons, and salute the work and dedication of this young woman in a key disarmament process where too less women have the opportunity to lead.
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AHDR
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2018
Association For Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR) and Home for Cooperation (H4C), for AHDR’s Board brilliant example of how productive cooperation, creative ideas, and respect can blossom, regardless of division and H4C´s extensive variety of cultural, artistic and educational programs with the aim to foster creativity and intercultural trust in Cyprus and internationally.
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All Okinawa Council Against Henoko New Base
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2017
All Okinawa Coalition Against New Construction of Henoko Base, for its commitment to win the closure of the Futemna Marine Air Base and for its unremitting nonviolent opposition to the construction of a massive new base in Henoko.
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People & Govt. of Marshall Islands
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2014
The people and government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in recognition of the legal case submitted by the RMI to the International Court of Justice, against all 9 states with nuclear weapons, for failure to honour their disarmament commitments.
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Lina Ben Mhenni
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2012
Lina BEN MHENNI, Tunisian blogger and activist; and Nawal EL-SAADAWI, Egyptian feminist writer, activist, physician and psychiatrist. Award presented by Irish President Michael D Higgins (1st winner of the Prize) at a ceremony preceding IPB’s annual gathering, held inDublin, November 2012.
Seán MacBride Peace Prize Laureates (2010 ~ 2001)
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Seán MacBride Peace Prize Laureates (2000 ~ 1992)
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Achin Vanaik
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2000
Achin VANAIK, an Indian journalist who have been at the forefront of the international campaign against the nuclearisation of South Asia. The IPB salutes his persistence, commitment and scholarly attention to detail which have earned their work wide acclaim.
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Praful Bidwai
Seán MacBride Peace Prize 2000
Praful BIDWAI, an Indian journalist who have been at the forefront of the international campaign against the nuclearisation of South Asia. The IPB salutes his persistence, commitment and scholarly attention to detail which have earned their work wide acclaim.