Issa Amro is a human rights activist committed to non-violent resistance, living in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. He is the co-founder of Youth Against Settlements and is the Executive Director of Working for Peace and Justice: Friends of Hebron. Mr. Amro was nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize and is the recipient of many awards, including last year's Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel Prize", for his peaceful resistance to the Israeli occupation. As a consequence of his activism, Mr. Amro has been repeatedly and arbitrarily detained and tortured by Israeli forces. In 2017, Mr. Amro was prosecuted in an Israeli military court on charges deemed by Amnesty International to be "baseless" and "politically motivated". Mr. Amro has also been jailed and beaten for criticizing the Palestinian Authority. He has been featured in CNN, BBC, France 24, Al Jazeera, NPR, The New York Times, The Nation, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Haaretz, and Last Week Tonight. On October 7th, 2023, He was captured and tortured by Israeli soldiers and settlers. Mr. Amro's work focuses on peaceful community resilience, direct action, and international advocacy for Palestinian rights.