This group, which brings together survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was rewarded “for its efforts in favor of a world without nuclear weapons”.
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The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Japanese anti-atomic weapons organization Nihon Hidankyo late Friday morning, October 11. In his press releasethe jury says it wanted to reward this “popular movement of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”. The organization receives the Nobel Peace Prize “for his efforts in favor of a world without nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through testimony that nuclear weapons should never be used again”, specifies the selection committee.
“One day, the survivors of the atomic bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will no longer be among us as witnesses to History, continues the jury in his press release. But thanks to a strong culture of remembrance and a permanent commitment, the new Japanese generations are perpetuating the experience and the message of the witnesses. They are sources of inspiration and education for people around the world.”.
At a press conference in Tokyo, Nihon co-president Hidankyo reacted in the wake of the award announcement. Toshiyuki Mimaki compared the current situation in Gaza and that of Japan devastated by bombs at the end of World War II: “In Gaza, bleeding children are detained. It’s like in Japan 80 years ago.”
The Japanese organization succeeds the Iranian Narges Mohammadi, 51-year-old activist and journalist, winner in 2023 for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.