The 2012 Rafto Prize was awarded to Nnimmo Bassey in recognition of his long-term fight for people’s right to life, health, food and water in a world affected by complex and threatening climate change and mass environmental destruction. Through his rights based work and criticism of prevailing systems, Bassey has shown how human rights can help mitigate the effects of these changes.

- My engagement in the struggle for environmental rights as human rights has spanned two decades thus far. My people say “the environment is our life,” and I totally agree. This award comes as en encouragement, and as a huge challenge, because the struggle continues until victory is won not just in Nigeria or Africa, but globally, said Bassey

The Rafto Prize award ceremony took place at the National Stage, Bergen, Norway, from 6pm to 7.30pm on Sunday 4 November. Nnimmo Bassey, the 2012 Rafto Prize laureate, received a diploma and prize money of 20 000 USD.

Several artists contributed during the award ceremony honouring the 2012 Rafto Prize laureate.
These were Carte Blanche, Monica Ifejilika, Gabriel Fliflet, Arme Riddere, STOMP, TAAO and actors from the National Stage, Bergen. Master of ceremonies was Agnete G. Haaland, artistic director of the National Stage, Bergen. 

The ceremony was followed by a torchlight procession.
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