Norwegian MP Petter Eide, has nominated the Black Lives Matter movement for the 2021 Nobel Peace prize.
“They have been able to mobilise people from all groups of society, not just African-Americans, not just oppressed people, it has been a broad movement, in a way which has been different from their predecessors,” Eide said according to the The Guardian.
“They have had a tremendous achievement in raising global awareness and consciousness about racial injustice,” he added.
Eide has previously nominated human rights activists from Russia and China for the prize.
Any politician serving at a national level or heads of state can make a nomination. They are required to explain why the individual or group they are nominating is deserving of the award in 2,000 words.
“Awarding the peace prize to Black Lives Matter, as the strongest global force against racial injustice, will send a powerful message that peace is founded on equality, solidarity and human rights, and that all countries must respect those basic principles,” Eide wrote in his nomination letter.
Last year the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme out of more than 300 nominations.
Donald Trump was nominated for a second time for the 2021 prize by far right Norwegian MP, Christian Tybring-Gjedde who cited Trump’s role in the peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
