Why in News?
- The 2026 Right Livelihood Award has been awarded to four individuals/organisations for contributions to AI ethics, human rights, women’s empowerment and social justice.
Winners
- Timnit Gebru (Ethiopia): Honoured for research on bias in artificial intelligence.
- Jalila Haider (Pakistan): Recognised as the first female lawyer from the Hazara community for challenging ethnic, state and patriarchal persecution.
- Rural Women’s Assembly: Represents 178,000+ small-scale farmers across 11 Southern African countries.
- Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA): Honoured for its work in human rights and rule of law.
About Right Livelihood Award
- Right Livelihood Award: Established in 1980 by Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull.
- Often described as an award recognising work in environment, human rights and international development that was not traditionally recognised by the Nobel Prizes.
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