1st Press conference, 19. April 2005 at 10.00 am in St. Virgil:
Press: www.salzburg.gv.at/lkorr-meldung?nachrid=34264
Foto rechts: V.l.n.r: Wirtschaftskammerpräsident Komm.-Rat Julius Schmalz, Arbeiterkammerpräsident Siegfried Pichler, Landeshauptmann-Stellvertreter Dr. Wilfried Haslauer, Prälat Dr. Hans-Walter Vavrovsky von St. Virgil, Prof. Alfred Winter, dessen Kulturelle Sonderprojekte für die Durchführung der Veranstaltung hauptverantwortlich zeichnen und Christian Vötter von der Leopold-Kohr-Akademie. Foto: Leopold Kohr Akademie
RLA Award Ceremony , 09.12.2004, Stockholm/Sweden
The Recipients of the Right Livelihood Award 2004.
L.r.: Prof.: Alfred Winter (Kulturelle Sonderprojekte Land
Salzburg, Bianca Jagger (Right Livelihhood Award 2004),
Jakob von Uexküll (the Founder of the Right Livelihood Award).
More infos: www.rightlivelihood.org/news/wangari-maathai-nobel-prize.htm
Press Release
2004 Right Livelihood Awards Highligh
Human, Social, and Environmental Rights Worldwide
The 2004 Right Livelihood Honorary Award goes to two distinguished Indian religious figures who have worked unceasingly for social justice and communal harmony for more than two decades. The Right Livelihood Award Jury honours Swami Agnivesh, a leading Hindu social reformer, and Asghar Ali Engineer, a prominent Muslim scholar and activist, “for their strong commitment and cooperation over many years to promote the values of co-existence, tolerance and understanding in India and between the countries of South Asia”.
Three recipients share the Right Livelihood cash Award, totaling 2 million Swedish kronor (approx $270,000 USD / €220,000 EURO / £150,000 GBP):
Memorial’s work in Russia and surrounding countries to document past human rights violations and protect civil liberties today is both unique and exemplary. The Jury honours Memorial, its members and staff “for showing, under very difficult conditions, and with great personal courage, that history must be recorded and understood, and human rights respected everywhere, if sustainable solutions to the legacy of the past are to be achieved”.
Bianca Jagger (Nicaragua), has shown over many years how celebrity can be put at the service of the exploited and disadvantaged. The Jury recognizes “her long-standing commitment and dedicated campaigning over a wide range of issues of human rights, social justice and environmental protection, including the abolition of the death penalty, the prevention of child abuse, the rights of indigenous peoples to the environment that supports them and the prevention and healing of armed conflicts.”
Raúl Montenegro (Argentina), shows how much one committed scientist and activist can do to raise ecological awareness and prevent environmental degradation. The Jury honours Raúl Montenegro “for his outstanding and wide-ranging work with local communities and indigenous peoples to protect the environment and conserve natural resources in Latin America and elsewhere.”
Further details about the work of the recipients are given on separate sheets.
The press conference to announce the recipients was held in Jubilee Hall, Hyderabad, India at 10 am on September 20th, 2004.
A press conference with the recipients will be held in Stockholm on Wednesday, December 8th. The award presentation ceremony in the Swedish Parliament will be held on December 9th.
A video clip of the press conference is now available as either a video stream or download. (4.8Mb in Windows Media Player format)
For further information and photos of the 2004 Award recipients, including contact addresses: Kerstin Bennett, Administrative Director
Right Livelihood Award, Stockholm
Tel: +46 (0)8-702 03 40
Fax: +46 (0)8-702 03 38
E-mail: info@rightlivelihood.se
Website: www.rightlivelihood.org
