Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (日本原水爆被害者団体協議会), often shortened to Nihon Hidankyō (日本被団協), is a group formed by hibakusha in 1956 with the goals of pressuring the Japanese government to improve support of the victims and lobbying governments for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Honors

 * 2010: Award for Social Activism (World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates)
 * 1985, 1994, 2015: the Swiss-based International Peace Bureau (IPB) nominated Hidankyo for the Nobel Peace Prize.