The 2014 Right Livelihood Honorary Award goes to Edward Snowden for his courage and skill in revealing the unprecedented extent of state surveillance violating basic democratic processes and constitutional rights, the Stockholm-based foundation said in a statement. Executive director of the award, which is often referred to as the alternative Nobel prize, Ole von Uexkull said in the statement: “We want to send a message of urgent warning that these trends – illegal mass surveillance of ordinary citizens, the violation of human and civil rights, violent manifestations of religious fundamentalism, and the decline of the planet’s life-supporting systems – are very much upon us already.” He also underlined the importance of the choice we have: “By courageous acts of civil disobedience in the public interest, through principled and undeterred journalism, … and by building social movements to resist the destruction of our natural environment, we can turn the tide and build our common future on the principles of freedom, justice, and respect for the Earth.” The Right Livelihood Award was founded in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, a Swedish-German professional philatelist. - RT News
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 06:59:30 +0000
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