In Sweden, the 2012 Right Livelihood Awards have been announced to four recipients: Turkish environmental activist Hayrettin Karaca “for a lifetime of tireless advocacy and support for the protection and stewardship of our natural world”; Afghan women’s activist Sima Samar “for her longstanding and courageous dedication to human rights, especially the rights of women”; the U.S. scholar Gene Sharp “for developing and articulating the core principles and strategies of nonviolent resistance and supporting their practical implementation in conflict areas around the world”; and to Britain’s Campaign Against Arms Trade “for their innovative and effective campaigning against the global trade in arms.” Handed out annually, the Right Livelihood Awards are widely known as the “alternative Nobel Prize.”