We are thrilled to announce that Goldsmiths research agency Forensic Architecture has won a prestigious human rights award in recognition of its pioneering work. The Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel, aims to “honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today”.

Founder of 2024 Laureate Forensic Architecture, Eyal Weizman, accepted the award on behalf of Forensic Architecture, which has mapped out possible war crimes committed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian territories.

The other Right Livelihood Award laureates for 2024 are Indigenous human rights and environmental activist Joan Carling of the Philippines; Anabela Lemos, a Mozambican environmental activist; and prominent Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro.

You can read more about Forensic Architecture’s research and pioneering forensic methods here.