Nobel Peace Prize Laureates — the Last Decade

The Iranian human rights activist and deputy leader of the Defenders of Human Rights Center received the 2023 prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran — awarded while she was imprisoned by the Iranian government.

The Belarusian human rights activist and founder of the Viasna Human Rights Centre shared the 2022 prize while imprisoned by the Lukashenko government. He has documented human rights abuses in Belarus since the 1990s.

The Filipino-American journalist and co-founder of Rappler shared the 2021 prize for her courageous fight for freedom of expression and her documentation of the Duterte government's war on drugs.

The UN agency was awarded the prize for its efforts to combat hunger, its contribution to bettering conditions for peace, and its role as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war.

The Ethiopian Prime Minister received the 2019 prize for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation and for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.

The Congolese gynecologist and the Yazidi human rights activist shared the prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons received the prize for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and its efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition.

The Colombian President received the prize for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end — even after Colombians had voted against his initial peace deal in a referendum.

The Tunisian civil society organisations shared the prize for their decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.

The Iranian human rights activist and deputy leader of the Defenders of Human Rights Center received the 2023 prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran — awarded while she was imprisoned by the Iranian government.

The Belarusian human rights activist and founder of the Viasna Human Rights Centre shared the 2022 prize while imprisoned by the Lukashenko government. He has documented human rights abuses in Belarus since the 1990s.

The Filipino-American journalist and co-founder of Rappler shared the 2021 prize for her courageous fight for freedom of expression and her documentation of the Duterte government's war on drugs.

The UN agency was awarded the prize for its efforts to combat hunger, its contribution to bettering conditions for peace, and its role as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war.

The Ethiopian Prime Minister received the 2019 prize for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation and for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.

The Congolese gynecologist and the Yazidi human rights activist shared the prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons received the prize for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and its efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition.

The Colombian President received the prize for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end — even after Colombians had voted against his initial peace deal in a referendum.

The Tunisian civil society organisations shared the prize for their decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011.