Alva Myrdal’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1982 (Translation) Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Mr. Chairman, I wish to assure you that the brevity of my speech is in no way a measure of the depth of my gratitude. I would like to…

Alfonso García Robles’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1982 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is indeed a special privilege to have been distinguished with the Nobel Peace Prize for 1982. Such a high honor carries for me…

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Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1981 by Mr. Poul Hartling From Tragedy to Hope Throughout the history of mankind people have been uprooted against their will. Time and again, lives and values, built from generation to generation, have been shattered without warning. Time and again, people in fear, individuals or whole groups, persecuted on account of…

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Nobel Lecture, December 10, 1978 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, Madame Chairlady and Members of the Nobel Prize Committee, Mr Marei, representative of the President of Egypt, Ladies and Gentlemen. I ask for permission first to pay tribute to Golda Meir, my predecessor, a great leader and Prime Minister, who strove with all…

Nobel Lecture, December 10, 1978 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Mr. Prime Minister of Israel, Madame Chairman and Members of The Nobel Peace Prize Committee, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Peace be upon you. This is the traditional way in which, everyday, we greet one another. It reflects our deepest feelings and hopes. We…

Amnesty International was founded in 1961 by Peter Benenson, a British lawyer. It was originally his intention to launch an appeal in Britain with the aim of obtaining an amnesty for prisoners of conscience all over the world. The committee working for this cause soon found that a detailed documentation of this category of prisoners…

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