Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchº Tum has been honoured with the Gandhi Mandela Award 2020. This prestigious award was presented to her on the 106th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela.

According to the Gandhi Mandela Foundation, this award honours individuals who advance peace, harmony, and the principles championed by both Gandhi and Mandela, including community service and social development. The Dalai Lama was honoured with this esteemed award in 2019.

Rigoberta Menchº Tum, a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has dedicated her life to advocating for the rights of Indigenous peoples in Guatemala and advancing Indigenous rights on a global scale. Born on January 9, 1959, into a poor Indian peasant family within the Quiche branch of Maya culture, Rigoberta's early years were characterised by both hardship and resilience.