United Nations Human Rights Prize
The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (United Nations Human Rights Prize) is awarded since 1968 normally every five years on 10 December. It is intended to honor outstanding achievements in promoting and protecting human rights .
Provisions
Excerpt from the ceremony provisions under Resolution 2217 Recommendation C of the General Assembly of the United Nations of 19 December 1966:
When should the Human Rights Prize be awarded?
The prize is to be awarded for the first time on December 10, 1968, at the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . Thereafter, the award should not be awarded more often than in an interval of 5 years.
Number of prizes
No more than five awards may be given at a time. If only one prize is awarded, it is intended to be awarded for excellence in the field of human rights. With two awards, the first should be given for outstanding achievements in the promotion and protection of civil and political rights, the second for outstanding achievements in the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights. If more than one award is awarded, all are equal.
Appearance of the price
The metal plaque must bear the symbol of the United Nations and an artist's representation, engraved with a corresponding quote. The prize is to be presented to the winner as a clear and permanent sign of the award.
Selection process
The selection committee - consisting of the President of the General Assembly , the President of the Economic and Social Council , the Chairman of the Sub-Commission on Human Rights , the Chairman of the Commission on Women's Rights and the Chairman of the Sub-Commission on Discrimination Prevention and Protection of Minorities - is responsible for the selection the award winner is commissioned. The committee should create its own rules for nominations, which the member states, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations with advisory status and other relevant bodies make. The Secretary General can help in every phase of the selection process.
- In 2008, he was the chairman of the advisory commission on human rights in place of the chairman of the sub-commission on the prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities in the selection committee.
Award winners
Awards 2013
65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Biram Dah Abeid , son of a freed slave who campaigns against slavery
- Hiljmnijeta Apuk , campaigns for the rights of small people
- Liisa Kauppinen , former President of the World Federation of the Deaf
- Khadija Ryadi , past President of the Morocco Association for Human Rights
- Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación ( Mexico )
- Malala Yousafzai , a student who was assassinated by the Taliban for attending school
Awards 2008
60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Louise Arbor ( Canada ), High Commissioner for Human Rights, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda , responsible for the first indictment against an incumbent head of state, here Slobodan Milošević
- Benazir Bhutto (posthumous, Pakistan ), former Pakistani Prime Minister and a leading opposition politician. She is considered a passionate advocate for democracy and human rights. She was victim of an attack during the election campaign in Rawalpindi in December 2007.
- Ramsey Clark ( USA ), a veteran human rights advocate and former Minister of Justice of the United States, is known for his steadfast insistence on respect for human rights and fair trial processes according to international standards
- Carolyn Gomes ( Jamaica ), Director General and Co-Founder of the Jamaicans for Justice , the first human rights group in Jamaica, develops national and international partnerships to advance the human rights cause
- Denis Mukwege ( Congo ) Co-founder and operator of Panzi Hospital in Bukavu , South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On average, ten to twelve women come for treatment, many of them need major operations. Dr. Mukwege describes sexual violence as a weapon in the region's war that is destroying the entire community.
- Sister Dorothy Stang (posthumously, Brazil ) of the Soeurs de Notre Dame de Namur was murdered in 2005 in Anapu , Brazil. Despite numerous death threats, Sister Dorothy defended the rights of the poor, landless and indigenous peoples in the Anapu region for nearly 40 years.
- Human Rights Watch , which has documented human rights abuses around the world for 30 years; played a key role in the campaigns for an International Criminal Court, the ban on landmines and the ban on cluster bombs
Award ceremony 2003
55th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Enriqueta Estela Barnes de Carlotto ( Argentina ), President of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
- Deng Pufang ( China ), founder and director of the Chinese Disabled Association
- The management team for the family protection project in Jordan
- Schulamith Koenig (USA), General Director of the People's Movement for the Propagation of Human Rights
- The " Mano River Peace Network of Women in West Africa " (network of women's organizations from Sierra Leone , Liberia and Guinea )
- Sérgio Vieira de Mello (Brazil), special award posthumously
Awarded 1998
50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Sunila Abeyesekera ( Sri Lanka ), Director of INFORM (women's organization)
- Angelina Acheng Atyam ( Uganda ), for her work to free the children who are held captive by the rebels in Uganda
- Jimmy Carter (USA), former President of the United States for his contribution to the peaceful resolution of the civil war in Liberia
- Jose Gregori (Brazil), Head of the Brazilian National Secretariat for Human Rights
- Anna Šabatová ( Czech Republic ), one of the founding members of Charter 77
- An award was to honor all the fighters for human rights award
Awarded 1993
45th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Hassib Ben Ammar ( Tunisia ), President of the Arab Institute for Human Rights
- Erica-Irene Daes (Greece), Chair and Rapporteur of the Working Group on Indigenous Peoples
- James Grant ( USA ), Managing Director of UNICEF
- International Legal Commission
- The medical staff of the Central Hospital in Sarajevo ( Bosnia and Herzegovina )
- Sonia Picado Sotela ( Costa Rica ), lawyer, Vice-President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
- Ganesh Man Singh ( Nepal ), Supreme Leader of the Nepalese Congress
- Sudanese Women's Union ( Sudan )
- Julio Tumiri Javier ( Bolivia ), Founder and President of the Permanent Commission on Human Rights in Bolivia
Awarded 1988
40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Baba Murlidhar Devidas Amte ( India ), Attorney
- John Peters Humphrey ( Canada ) Director of the United Nations Human Rights Division
- Adam Łopatka ( Poland ), President of the Supreme Court of Poland
- Leonidas Proaño ( Ecuador )
- Nelson Mandela ( South Africa )
- Winnie Mandela (South Africa)
Award ceremony 1978
30th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan ( Pakistan )
- Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan ( Iran )
- Martin Luther King (posthumous, USA)
- Helen Suzman (South Africa)
- The International Committee of the Red Cross
- Amnesty International
- Vicaria de la Solidaridad ( Chile )
- Union national des femmes de Tunisie (Tunisia)
Award 1973
25th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Taha Hussein (posthumous, Egypt ), Professor of Literature
- C. Wilfred Jenks (posthumous, UK ), Director General of the International Labor Organization
- Maria Lavalle Urbina ( Mexico ), lawyer, professor
- Abel Muzorewa ( Rhodesia ), Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Seewoosagur Ramgoolam ( Mauritius ), Prime Minister of Mauritius
- U Thant ( Burma ), Secretary General of the United Nations
Award 1968
20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Manuel Bianchi ( Chile ), Ambassador, Chairman of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- René Cassin ( France ), founding member of the UN Commission on Human Rights
- Albert Luthuli (posthumous, South Africa), President of the ANC
- Mehranguiz Manoutchehrian (Iran), Attorney / Legal Adviser and Senator
- Pyotr Jemeljanowitsch Nedbailo ( Ukraine ), member of the Human Rights Commission
- Eleanor Roosevelt (posthumous, US), First Lady, President of the Human Rights Commission
Web links
- United Nations human rights. OHCHR(English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ General Assembly resolution 2217 of December 19, 1966. UN General Assembly, December 19, 1966, accessed December 30, 2008 .
- ↑ a b United Nations Human Rights Prize 2008. United Nations Human Rights, December 2008, accessed December 30, 2008 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g List of previous recipients. (PDF; 43 kB) OHCHR, April 2, 2008, accessed December 30, 2008 (English).