Somali-born Fartuun Adan and her daughter Ilwad Elman with Ugandan Dickens Kamugisha are among the 2022 Right Livelihood Award winners. They have been honored for their fight for human rights despite facing dangers.
Somali activists, Fartuun Adan and Ilwad Elman, have won the Swedish Right Livelihood Award for their courage in promoting human rights and peace in the face of the ongoing terrorism and gender-based violence in their country.
Somali-born Fartuun Adan and her daughter Ilwad Elman with Ugandan Dickens Kamugisha are among the 2022 Right Livelihood Award winners. They have been honored for their fight for human rights despite facing dangers.
A mercy mission to disarm child soldiers in war-ravaged Somalia ultimately cost Elman Ali Ahmed his life, but his legacy lives on through his remarkable family who have been recognised for their indomitable peace work.