Andrei Sakharov viewing his Nobel Peace Prize diploma in his Moscow home, 31 december 1975.

Amnesty International was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work to uncover violations of human rights and support prisoners of conscience. Full name: Amnesty InternationalNative name: Amnesty InternationalFounded: 1961, London, United KingdomDate awarded: 10 October 1977 A light in the darkness Amnesty International is a worldwide, member-run human rights organisation founded in 1961 by the…

Andrei Sakharov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his struggle for human rights in the Soviet Union and his activism for disarmament and international cooperation. Andrei Sakharov Full name: Andrei Dmitrievich SakharovBorn: 21 May 1921, Moscow, RussiaDied: 14 December 1989, Moscow, USSR (now Russia)Date awarded: 9 October 1975 Promoting human rights in the Soviet…

Interview, December 2023 Interview with the 2023 Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry Louis Brus on 6 December 2023 during the Nobel Week in Stockholm, Sweden. When did you first become interested in science? Louis Brus: I was a small boy in the 1950s in the United States, and at that time, there was a strong…

Eisaku Satō was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to reconciliation in Southeast Asia and for signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty on behalf of Japan. He shared the prize with Seán McBride. Eisaku Sato Full name: Eisaku SatōBorn: 27 March 1901, Tabuse, JapanDied: 3 June 1975, Tokyo, JapanDate awarded: 9 October 1974 Symbol…

Seán McBride was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on behalf of human rights as one of the founders of Amnesty International. He shared the prize with Eisaku Satō. Seán MacBride Full name: Seán MacBrideBorn: 26 January 1904, Paris, FranceDied: 15 January 1988, Dublin, IrelandDate awarded: 9 October 1974 From the IRA to…

Le Duc Tho was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Henry Kissinger, for negotiating a cease-fire in Vietnam in 1973. Le Duc Tho Full name: Le Duc ThoBorn: 14 October 1911, Nam Ha province, VietnamDied: 13 October 1990, Hanoi, VietnamDate awarded: 17 October 1973 The strategist who declined the Nobel Peace Prize Educated at…

Interview with the 2006 Laureate in Economics, Edmund S. Phelps, 6 December 2006.  Professor Edmund Phelps, who is the prize winner in economics this year, the Riksbank Prize in Economics in memory of Alfred Nobel. Welcome to Stockholm firstly. Edmund Phelps: Thank you. How long have you been spending in Stockholm so far? Edmund Phelps:…

ILO Director General David A. Morse receives the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the International Labour Organization from Mrs Aase Lionaes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, in the auditorium of the University of Oslo on 10 December 1961. ILO Director General David A. Morse receives the 1969 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the creation of international conventions improving the working conditions and social rights of employees in every country. Full name: International Labour OrganizationNative name: International Labour OrganizationFounded: 1919, Geneva, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 20 October 1969 Social justice promotes peace Fifty years after its creation at the…