Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award was created by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial in 1984 to honour individuals around the world who show courage and have made a significant contribution to human rights in their country.
In addition to receiving a financial award, laureates can partner with the RFK Memorial on projects to advance their human rights work, benefiting from the resources and technologies at the foundation's disposal. Some have achieved their goals, some are in exile from their home country. The majority continue to live in their home country and work with the support of the center to establish the human rights they are working for.
Since 1984, awards have been given to 37 individuals & organizations, from 24 different countries.
[edit] Laureates
- 2011: Frank Mugisha, Uganda
- 2010: Abel Barrera Hernández, Mexico
- 2009 : WOZA Jenni Williams & Magadonga Mahlangu on behalf of Women Of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA)
- 2008 : Aminatou Haidar, Western Sahara
- 2007 : Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah Abubaker, Sudan
- 2006 : Sonia Pierre, Dominican Republic
- 2005 : Stephen Bradberry, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- 2004 : Delphine Djiraibe, Chad
- 2003 : Coalition of Immokalee Workers, United States
- 2002 : Loune Viaud, Haiti
- 2001 : Darci Frigo, Brazil
- 2000 : Martin Macwan, India
- 1999 : Archbishop Michael Kpakala Francis, Liberia
- 1998 : Berenice Celeyta, Gloria Florez and Jaime Prieto, Colombia
- 1997 : Sezgin Tanrikulu and Senal Sarihan, Turkey
- 1996 : Nguyen Dan Que, Vietnam and Anonymous, Sudan
- 1995 : Kailash Satyarthi, India, and Doan Viet Hoat, Vietnam
- 1994 : Bambang Widjojanto, Indonesia, Wei Jingsheng and Ren Wanding, China
- 1993 : Raji Sourani, Palestine
- 1992 : Chakufwa Chihana, Malawi
- 1991 : Avigdor Feldman, Israel
- 1990 : Amilcar Mendez Urizar, Guatemala
- 1989 : Fang Lizhi, China
- 1988 : Gibson Kamau Kuria, Kenya
- 1987 : Kim Geun-tae and In Jae-keun, South Korea
- 1986 : Zbigniew Bujak and Adam Michnik, Poland
- 1985 : Allan Boesak, Beyers Naude and Winnie Mandela, South Africa
- 1984 : CoMadres, El Salvador
