Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo

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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee Chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes said the prize was awarded to the group for “demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.” He said the organization’s “extraordinary efforts” have “contributed greatly to the establishment of the nuclear taboo.”

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“At this moment in human history, it is worth reminding ourselves what nuclear weapons are — the most destructive weapon the world has ever seen,” he said.

The Nobel committee cited Nihon Hidankyo’s work providing thousands of witness accounts, issuing public appeals and sending delegations to the United Nations and peace conferences “to remind the world of the pressing need for nuclear disarmament.”

As established by Alfred Nobel in his will, the peace prize recognizes contributions to the “fraternity between nations.” Winners have included those directly involved in peace negotiations, as well as individuals and groups who have worked to promote human rights, democracy, arms control and climate action.

The prize — consisting of a medal, diploma and 11 million Swedish kroner (about $1 million) — will be awarded at a ceremony in Oslo on Dec. 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s death.

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