Nobel Peace Prize for Japanese survivors of the horrors of the atomic bombs
The Nihon Hidankyo Association was awarded for "efforts to achieve a world without nuclear weapons and for spreading awareness, through personal experiences, that nuclear weapons must never be used again
Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese Association of Atomic Bomb Survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize for "efforts to achieve a world without nuclear weapons and for spreading awareness, through personal experiences, that nuclear weapons will never again may be used."
The choice of the laureate is a big surprise for the world public, which expected to be rewarded for efforts to stop the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, to help civilians in Gaza or for human rights fighters in Iran and China. The United Nations and its UNRWA association or Secretary General Antonio Guterres were considered the biggest favorites, and the most attractive names among the proposed candidates were Julian Assange and Pope Francis, as well as Volodymyr Zelensky, Jens Stoltenberg, Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded last year to Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi "for her fight against the repression of women in Iran and for the fight to promote human rights and freedom for all". Mohammadi has not yet received the award in person, as she is serving time in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.
