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Nihon Hidankyo, formed in 1956, is the largest and most influential organization of atomic bomb victims in Japan. Its mission is to raise global awareness of the devastating humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. By sharing their personal stories of the catastrophe that occurred in August 1945, hibakusha survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have helped shape the international nuclear taboo, a powerful force that stigmatizes the use of nuclear weapons as morally unacceptable. Is the norm.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese organization representing survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The group was honored for its work advocating for a nuclear-free world and for its powerful testimony on the horrors of nuclear war. Announcing the prize on Friday, Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairman Jorgen Vatne Fridnes said that the consensus on the prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure and that is why the prize is being given to this organization.
Nihon Hidankyo, formed in 1956, is the largest and most influential organization of atomic bomb victims in Japan. Its mission is to raise global awareness of the devastating humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. By sharing their personal stories of the catastrophe that occurred in August 1945, hibakusha survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have helped shape the international nuclear taboo, a powerful force that stigmatizes the use of nuclear weapons as morally unacceptable. Is the norm.
The Nobel Committee praised Nihon Hidankyo for his unwavering efforts to generate and sustain global opposition to nuclear weapons, noting that his testimony provided a unique, first-hand understanding of the immeasurable pain and suffering caused by such weapons. Is of. Hibakusha help us describe the indescribable, to think the unimaginable, the committee said in its declaration.
