Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
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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.
Since 1984, awards have been given to 36 individuals from 21 countries.
[edit] Laureates
- 2007: Mohamed Ahmed Abdallah Abubaker, Sudan
- 2006 : Sonia Pierre, Dominican Republic
- 2005 : Stephen Bradberry, 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
- 1995 : Kailash Satyarthi, India, and Doan Viet Hoat, Vietnam
- 1994 : Bambang Widjojanto, Indonesia, Wei Jingsheng and Ren Wanding, China
- 1993 : Raji Sourani, Palestine
- 1992 : Amilcar Mendez Urizar, Guatemala, and Chakufwa Chihana, Malawi
- 1991 : Gibson Kamau Kuria, Kenya, and Avigdor Feldman, Israel
- 1989 : Fang Lizhi, China
- 1987 : Kim Keun 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
