John Humphrey Freedom Award
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The John Humphrey Freedom Award is presented annually by the Canandian organization Rights & Democracy (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development) to an organization or individual from any country or region of the world, for exceptional achievement in the promotion of human rights and democratic development. The Award consists of a grant of $25,000, as well as a speaking tour of Canadian cities to help increase awareness of the recipient’s human rights work.
It is named in honour of the Canadian, John Peters Humphrey, a human rights law professor who prepared the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Previous winners have included, Su Su Nway from Burma (2006), Yan Christian Warinussy from West Papua (2005), Godeliève Mukasarasi from Rwanda (2004), and Dr. Sima Samar from Afghanistan (2001).
