Norwegian har bestemt at Nobels fredspris for 2014 skal tildeles Kailash Satyarthi og Malala Yousafzay for deres kamp mot undertrykkelse av barn og ungdom og for alle barns rett til utdannelse. Barn skal gå på skole, ikke utnyttes for økonomiske formål. I verdens fattige land er 60 prosent av befolkningen i dag under 25 år.…

English has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. Children must go to school and not be financially exploited. In the poor countries of…

English has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace. Such rights are a prerequisite for the “fraternity between nations” of…

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Interview with Kailash Satyarthi on 12 December 2014, during his visit to the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. Can you a share a memory from the Nobel Days? Kailash Satyarthi: Actually when I was giving my Nobel Lecture, I lost my manuscript, some pages. You remember, ja, so I was just looking here and there…

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Nobel Prize Talks: Jody Williams Released 2014-03-13 She describes herself as “a grass roots activist”. Jody Williams was awarded the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for bringing organizations and countries together to ban the use of land mines. Her focus is on the future, working to prevent the development of killer robots and supporting those fighting…

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