Past winners of the Human Rights Awards
2007
Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Women
Najia Haneefi, Afghanistan
Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Children
Operation Sirigu, Ghana
Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS
ADAC, Mali
Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Disabled People
Rosangela Berman-Bieler, Brazil
2006
Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of WomenDominga Vásquez & Helen Woodcook, Guatemala and UK
Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of ChildrenPhomolong Support Group, Lesotho
Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS
Nomakuze Solwande & the Masonwabisane Women’s Support Centre, South Africa
Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Disabled People
AKASA, Sri Lanka
2005
Award for the Global Defence of Human RightsBenjamin Zephaniah, UK
Award for Partner Organisation Achievement REN-LAC, Burkina Faso
International Volunteer Human Rights Defender AwardRoss Georgeson, Scotland
Grassroots Human Rights Campaigner AwardProf. Dora Akunyili, Nigeria
2004
Award for the Global Defence of Human RightsMark Thomas, UK
Award for the Global Defence of Human RightsDr. Sigrid Rausing, UK
Award for Partner Organisation Achievement Action on Disability and Development, Mali
Grassroots Human Rights Campaigner AwardAudrey Bomse, USA
Grassroots Human Rights Campaigner AwardEsther Chávez, Mexico
2003
International AwardBianca Jagger, Nicaragua/UK
National AwardRaji Sourani, Palestine
Regional AwardModibo Sangho, Mali
Regional AwardAndrea Flores, Bolivia

Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Children