Martín Almada
(1937-)

Paraguayan Social Activist
2002 Right Livelihood Award Winner

birthdate: January 30
birthplace:
Puerto Sastre, Paraguay

QUOTES

We believe that the answer will not come from the big powers of the world, but from the active population. The actions of an organised civilian society who will force the governments and the financial international organizations to put an end to what causes the perpetration of poverty in each one of our third world countries.

It is clear for us that no people, nation, international organisation or political leader has the right to assume the role of “Saviour of humanity and benefactor” because this takes us back to times in history in which the preponderance of a “unique thought” led to death, war and destruction of greater values.

Hope is made of FAITH and WORK.

The course of international politics and the impact of recent events with countries that are broken by their external debts, and the growth of the weapon industries has led me to call for a large mobilisation in favour of Human Rights.

In this society the young people from the cities and from the countryside, professionals or not, often unemployed, have all means to join and reinforce our efforts to raise the brave torch of Human Rights that illuminates the way in which the future of us all is decided.

 

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