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About Daniel Alonso Rodríguez
- Daniel Alonso Rodriguez is a human rights activist in Mexico, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017.
- At that time, he was only nineteen years old (same age as Malala Yousafzai when she won), and a law student at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Studies, Hidalgo campus.
- His nomination was made by one of his professors, Juan Gabriel Zamora Jimenez, for his unusual sensitivity and dedication to human rights.
- In March 2017 Rodriguez received a letter from the Nobel committee that his nomination had been accepted, along with those of 317 other candidates.
- He is one of the youngest ever to be nominated.Rodriguez is from the municipality of Tlaxcoapan in the state of Hidalgo.
- His inclination to activism was evident has a young child.
- In primary school he wondered what he could do to change things in the world.
- His main activity is conferences and other talks directed at children, youths and adults promoting social reform.
- He promotes a reform initiative with three parts: peace education, human rights formation and promoting social responsibility in business.He stated that he was never interested in winning the Nobel Prize.
- “I do not believe that any activist, any dreamer or any entrepreneur works to win prizes.” In 2014, he received the Hidalgo State Award for Youth for his work in human rights.
- In October 2017, he was awarded the Congreso con Valores medal from the state of Puebla.He has registered with the National Action Party of Mexico and is running to be a local representative in Tula de Allende.
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