The 2020 Olof Palme Prize is awarded to the international civil rights movement Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, which has its roots in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement founded by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi.The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation works for peaceful civil disobedience against police brutality and racist violence worldwide. The BLM movement in the broadest sense has made visible in a unique way the vulnerability, pain and anger of the African-American minority at not being valued equally with people who have a different skin color.Black Lives Matter gained major national and international impact in the summer of 2020 in connection with a series of cases of extreme brutality. In the US alone, an estimated 20 million people have participated in Black Lives Matter protests, and around the world millions more have made their voices heard. It illustrates that racism and racist violence are not only a problem for American society, but also globally, including in Sweden.The resonance that African Americans' protests have received internationally shows that when people are subjected to violence and discrimination because of their skin color, it is a global threat to people's dignity and basic human rights. BLACK LIVES MATTER!