List of human rights awards

This list of human rights awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for the promotion of human rights. These are moral principles or social norms that describe certain standards of human behaviour and are regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law.[1] The list is organized by region and country of the main sponsoring organizations, but many of the awards are open to people or organizations from other countries and regions.

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Mu Sochua receives the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights in 2009 at The George Washington University

International
CountryAwardSponsorGiven for
InternationalUNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human RightsUNESCOInstitutions, organizations and individuals that have made a particularly important and effective contribution to the promotion of a culture of human rights at regional and international levels[2]
InternationalUnited Nations Prize in the Field of Human RightsUnited NationsIndividuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights[3]

Africa
CountryAwardSponsorNotes
LibyaAl-Gaddafi International Prize for Human RightsGeneral People's Congress (Libya)International personalities, bodies or organizations that have distinctively contributed to rendering an outstanding human service and has achieved great actions in defending Human rights, protecting the causes of freedom and supporting peace everywhere in the world

Americas

Canada
AwardSponsorGiven for
John Humphrey Freedom AwardInternational Centre for Human Rights and Democratic DevelopmentExceptional achievement in the promotion of human rights and democratic development
The Wolf AwardThe Wolf ProjectEfforts to improve racial tolerance and understanding

United States
AwardSponsorGiven to/for
Four Freedoms AwardRoosevelt Institute for American StudiesCommitment to the principles which US President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed on January 6, 1941 as essential to democracy: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear
Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human RightsPresident of the United StatesAmerican promoters of rights in the United States
AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and ResponsibilityAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceExemplary actions, often taken at significant personal cost, that have served to foster scientific freedom and responsibility and increased scientific awareness throughout the world
Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social CourageWilbur and Hilda Glenn Family FoundationIndividuals who, like Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., stand up for moral principles and render service to humanity without regard for personal or professional peril.
Brandeis MedalUniversity of LouisvilleCommitment to the ideals of individual liberty, concern for the disadvantaged and public service
William J. Brennan AwardThomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression(Various awards)
Carter–Menil Human Rights PrizeCarter-Menil Human Rights FoundationIndividuals and institutions that promote human rights
Civil Courage PrizeThe Train FoundationDraw attention individually to some extraordinary heroes of conscience
Courage Award for the ArtsYoko OnoArtists, musicians, collectors, curators, writers who sought the truth in their work and demonstrated leadership, courage, resourcefulness in their work, and risked their careers by pursuing a larger vision of the local or national interest despite pressure to succumb to commercial and political constraints
Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human RightsUniversity of ConnecticutSignificant effort to advance the cause of international justice and global human rights
Free Your Mind (MTV award)MTVSensitize spectators in touchy matters, the social meat and potatoes, human rights violations, of political and civil laws, promoting the environmental protection in the process NGOs as well as individuals which are dealing with the given subject matter
Freedom AwardInternational Rescue CommitteeExtraordinary contributions to the cause of refugees and human freedom
Marcus Garvey Prize for Human RightsUniversal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities LeagueDistinguished individuals and human right leaders
Global Jurist of the Year AwardNorthwestern University Pritzker School of LawSitting judge who has contributed to the advancement of international human rights law or international criminal law
Global Leadership AwardsVital VoicesInternational women leaders who are working in the fields of human rights, economic empowerment, or political reform
Gruber Prize for JusticeGruber FoundationContributions that have advanced the cause of justice as delivered through the legal system
Gruber Prize for Women's RightsGruber FoundationSignificant contributions, often at great personal or professional risk, to furthering the rights of women and girls in any area and to advancing public awareness of the need for gender equality to achieve a just world
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights AwardRobert F. Kennedy Human RightsIndividuals around the world who show courage and have made a significant contribution to human rights in their country
Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights AwardInstitute for Policy StudiesAdvancing the cause of human rights in the Americas
Light of Truth AwardInternational Campaign for TibetNGO aiming for the promotion of democracy and human rights for the Tibetan people
George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights AwardAFL–CIOPeople and entities that fight for human rights in the field of labor relations
Thomas Merton AwardThomas Merton Center (Pittsburgh)National and international individuals struggling for justice
Philadelphia Liberty MedalNational Constitution Center Leadership in the pursuit of freedom
Reebok Human Rights AwardReebokActivists under the age of thirty who fought for human rights through non-violent means
Andrei Sakharov Prize (APS)American Physical SocietyOutstanding leadership and/or achievements of scientists in upholding human rights

Asia
CountryAwardSponsorNotes
IndonesiaYap Thiam Hien AwardYayasan Pusat Studi Hak Asasi ManusiaHuman rights in Indonesia since 1992[4]
IsraelEmil Grunzweig Human Rights AwardAssociation for Civil Rights in IsraelAdvancement of human rights in Israel[5]
IsraelJerusalem PrizeJerusalem International Book FairWriters who promote freedom of the individual in society[6]
South KoreaHuman Rights Award of KoreaNational Human Rights Commission of KoreaContribution to Korean and international human rights[7]
TaiwanAsia Democracy and Human Rights AwardTaiwan Foundation for DemocracyContributions through peaceful means to the development of democracy and human rights in Asia.[8]

Europe
CountryAwardSponsorNotes
EuropeFilm Award of the Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
EuropeVáclav Havel Human Rights PrizeParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
EuropeNorth–South PrizeNorth–South Centre
EuropeSakharov PrizeEuropean Parliament
EuropeRobert Schuman Medal, EPP GroupEuropean People's Party group
AustriaFelix Ermacora Human Rights AwardFelix Ermacora Verein
AustriaBruno Kreisky Prize for Services to Human RightsBruno Kreisky Foundation
BelgiumArk Prize of the Free WordNieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift
Czech RepublicHomo Homini AwardPeople in Need
DenmarkThe Inge Genefke AwardAnti-Torture Support Foundation
FranceSimone de Beauvoir PrizeSimone de Beauvoir prize committee
FrancePrix Alexis de TocquevilleChâteau de Tocqueville
FranceLudovic Trarieux International Human Rights PrizeHuman Rights Institute of The Bar of Bordeaux etc.
GermanyHannah Arendt PrizeHeinrich Böll Foundation
GermanyEuropean Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and RomaCentral Council of German Sinti and Roma
GermanyVictor Gollancz PrizeSociety for Threatened Peoples
GermanyLeipzig Human Rights AwardEuropean-American Citizens Committee for Human Rights and Religious Freedom in the USA
GermanyNuremberg International Human Rights AwardNuremberg City Council
GermanyHanns Martin Schleyer PrizeHanns Martin Schleyer Foundation
GermanyRobert Schuman Prize, Alfred Toepfer FoundationAlfred Toepfer Stiftung F.V.S.
GermanyToleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie TutzingEvangelische Akademie Tutzing
GermanyFranz Werfel Human Rights AwardFederation of Expellees
IrelandFront Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at RiskFront Line Defenders
ItalyPremio OmelasAmnesty International
NetherlandsHuman Rights TulipMinistry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)
NetherlandsInternational Children's Peace PrizeKidsRights Foundation
NorwayUniversity of Oslo’s Human Rights AwardUniversity of Oslo
NorwayThorolf Rafto Memorial PrizeRafto Foundation for Human Rights
NorwayAndrei Sakharov Freedom AwardNorwegian Helsinki Committee
NorwayStefanus PrizeStefanus Alliance International
NorwayStudent Peace PrizeStudent Peace Prize Secretariat
RomaniaValeriu Boboc PrizeSenate of Romania
SpainJaime Brunet International PrizePublic University of Navarre
SwedenAnna Lindh PrizeAnna Lindh Memorial Fund
SwedenOlof Palme PrizeOlof Palme Memorial Fund for International Understanding and Common Security
SwedenRight Livelihood AwardRight Livelihood Award Foundation
SwitzerlandMartin Ennals Award for Human Rights DefendersAmnesty International etc.
SwitzerlandGiuseppe Motta MedalGeneva Institute for Democracy and Development
United KingdomAmbassador of Conscience AwardAmnesty International
United KingdomAmnesty International UK Media AwardsAmnesty International
United KingdomPrize For FreedomLiberal International
United KingdomLongford PrizePrison Reform Trust
United KingdomAnna Politkovskaya AwardReach All Women in WAR

Oceania
CountryAwardSponsorGiven for
AustraliaHuman Rights Awards (Australia)Australian Human Rights CommissionContribution to Australian society of a wide variety of men and women committed to issues of human rights, social justice and equality
AustraliaNational Indigenous Human Rights AwardsNew South Wales parliamentContribution of Indigenous Australians to human rights and social justice

See also

References
  1. James Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Human Rights, Retrieved 14 August 2014
  2. Call for Nominations: UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights, Funds for NGOs, retrieved 2020-01-13
  3. 2013 United Nations Human Rights Prize, United Nations, retrieved 2020-01-13
  4. "Environmentalists win Yap Thiam Hien award", Jakarta Post, January 21, 2019, retrieved 2020-01-24
  5. The Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award : The First 30 Years 1981-2011, Association for Civil Rights in Israel, retrieved 2020-01-24
  6. The Jerusalem Prize : 2019 WINNER, The Jerusalem International Book Forum, retrieved 2020-01-24
  7. "세계인권선언 65주년 기념 행사 개최 – 훈장 등‘2013 대한민국 인권상 시상’ Archived 2014-05-12 at Archive.today "National Human Rights Commission of Korea"
  8. "Reporters Without Borders wins Asia Democracy and Human Rights award". Taipei Times. 26 December 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
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