‘Alternative Nobel’ and World Future Council Mourn Egypt’s Sustainable Development Trailblazer

The Right Livelihood Award Foundation and the World Future Council are deeply saddened by the passing of their Egyptian Laureate and founding member Dr Ibrahim Abouleish, a visionary who addressed his country's crumbling health, educational and cultural preservation capacities. In recognition of his efforts, the founder of SEKEM was honoured with the Right Livelihood Award in 2003 "...for a 21st century business model which combines commercial success with social and cultural development". Dr Ibrahim Abouleish passed away on 15 June 2017. Read more

Fifty years after the start of the occupation, the space for civil society in both Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories is shrinking fast, according to 2010 Right Livelihood Award Laureate Ran Goldstein from Physicians for Human Rights – Israel. Speaking at a seminar in the Swedish Parliament library in April, Goldstein voiced his concern about the growing pressures faced by activists on both sides in upholding basic human rights – from access to healthcare to freedom of expression. He was joined by Palestinian human rights defender Mahmoud Abu Rahma from Al Mezan Center for Human Rights. Read or listen to learn more.