It is with profound sorrow that we recognize the passing of Osvalinda Marcelino Alves Pereira, a fearless defender of the Amazon rainforest and our esteemed laureate of the Edelstam Prize…
Today the Edelstam Foundation announces the opening of their Call for Nominations for the Edelstam Prize 2024. The nomination is open and candidates may be submitted by anyone. The Edelstam Prize…
A delegation of the Edelstam Foundation, consisting of Caroline Edelstam, President of the Foundation and granddaughter of Ambassador Harald Edelstam, together with board member, Mr. Stefan Löfven, former Prime Minister…
On the occasion of the 10 December 2023 marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR), the Edelstam Foundation together with the University of Chile want…
The Edelstam Prize 2022 is awarded to Ms. Norma Esther Andrade for her outstanding contributions and exceptional courage in standing up for one’s beliefs in the Defense of Human Rights.…
The Edelstam Foundation appoints Sweden’s former Prime Minister, Mr. Stefan Löfven, as a new member of the Board of Directors. The foundation is a politically and religiously independent organization, working…
PRESS RELEASEStockholm, December 10, 2021 Picture from the seminar’s panel discussion from the left: Ms. Caroline Edelstam, President of the Edelstam Foundation, Dr. Jonas Ebbesson, Professor of Environmental Law att…
PRESS RELEASEStockholm, the 1st June, 2021 The Edelstam Foundation has today sent a letter to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda demanding the release of Paul Rusesabagina, esteemed human rights activist…
PRESS RELEASE Stockholm, 23 November 2020 The Edelstam Prize 2020 is awarded to Mrs. Osvalinda Marcelino Alves Pereira from the Amazon rainforest territory in Brazil for outstanding contributions and exceptional…
PRESS RELEASEStockholm, the 1st of September 2020 Paul Rusesabagina, Board Member of the Edelstam Foundation, and the humanitarian whose true story was told in the movie Hotel Rwanda has been…
