Journalist Hu Shuli and environment lawyer win 'Asia's Nobel', the Ramon Magsaysay Award
An environmental lawyer and an investigative journalist whose work led to the sacking of corrupt officials are among this year's winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards, often regarded as Asia's version of the Nobel Prize.
An environmental lawyer and an investigative journalist whose work led to the sacking of corrupt officials are among this year's winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards, often regarded as Asia's version of the Nobel Prize.
Hu's "unrelenting commitment to truthful, relevant and unassailable journalism" had defied China's restrictive media environment, the foundation said.
Wang Canfa is the other winner from China. He founded the Centre for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims, which provides training in environmental law and has offered free advice to thousands of people.
"I'm very glad to receive the award, but it is not a reflection of how successful or powerful I am," Wang told the South China Morning Post.
"The award shows the international community's high expectations for China to tackle its pollution problems and its support for us to use legal weapons to solve the environmental crisis.