A Japanese organisation of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its "efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons".
The group, known as Nihon Hidankyo or Hibakusha, which is a Japanese term to describe the survivors of the atomic bombings, was awarded the prize in the Norwegian capital of Oslo yesterday.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, announcing the award, said in its citation: "Hibakusha is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again."
The committee said 286 candidates had been nominated for the prize this year, including 197 individuals and 89 organisations. Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the "taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure".
He added that the Nobel committee "wishes to honour all survivors who, despite physical suffering and painful memories, have chosen to use their costly experience to cultivate hope and engagement for peace".
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