Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, has won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its activism against nuclear weapons. Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the “taboo against the use of nuclear weapon is under […]

Last year's winner was Iranian and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi for "her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.

Nihon Hidankyo works to eradicate nuclear weapons

Nobel Peace Prize 2024: Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize

Nihon Hidankyo is a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki which strives to "achieve a world free of nuclear weapons".

Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.