Four Japanese lawmakers have nominated ethnic Mongolian political prisoner Hada for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his continuing advocacy for his people living under Chinese Communist Party rule despite years of persecution. Hada, who goes by one name, has been jailed or under house arrest in China since 1995 for his advocacy work for ethnic Mongolians in China. He is the co-founder of the campaign group the Southern Mongolian Democratic Alliance, which seeks the self-determination of China’s northern region of Inner Mongolia.
The nomination came from four members of Japan’s parliament, or Diet, representing both ruling and opposition parties, the New York-based Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center said in a statement on its website.