The Japanese atomic bomb survivor group “Nihon Hidankyo” received the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.
The group, made up of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was acknowledged by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for its efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Nobel committee chairman Jürgen Wertner Friednes mentioned the group “contributed significantly to the institution of the nuclear taboo”.
Friedness warned that the “nuclear taboo” was now “below stress” and praised the group for utilizing witness testimony to make sure nuclear weapons are by no means used once more.
Based in 1956, the group sends survivors all over the world to share their testimonies of the “brutal destruction” and struggling induced by means of nuclear weapons, in line with its web site.
The choice to award the Peace Prize to Japan’s Hidan Kyo means the Nobel committee has deserted a extra controversial Peace Prize nominee.
Hypothesis is rife that UNRWA, the U.N. company that helps the Palestinians, is being thought of for the prize.
Though the group is a serious supplier of humanitarian assist to civilians in Gaza, 9 of its members had been fired for his or her alleged involvement in Hamas’s assault on Israel on October 7 final 12 months.
Greater than 12,000 individuals signed a petition urging the committee to not award UNRWA the award.
Nominations to the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice are equally regarding.
The United Nations’ most important judicial physique is at the moment contemplating accusations that Israel dedicated genocide in Gaza and has issued a press release urging Israeli authorities to not commit genocide.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute mentioned that 286 candidates had been nominated for this 12 months’s Peace Prize, together with 197 people and 89 organizations.
Nominations could be made by individuals with important authority, together with members of the Nationwide Meeting, the Authorities and the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice.
Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi Awarded in 2023when she was honored for resisting the oppression of ladies in Iran.
