What is the UN Human Rights Award?
The UN Human Rights Award is an honour given to individuals and organisations for outstanding achievements in the field of human rights. The Prize was established by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and was first awarded on 10 December 1968, the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since then, the Prize has been awarded in 1973, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018.
The award is an opportunity not only to publicly recognize the achievements of the laureates themselves, but also to send a clear signal of support to human rights defenders around the world.
Announcement of the winners of the 2023 Human Rights Prize
The winners of the Human Rights Award for 2023 have been selected. The three groups and two individual winners are: the Centre for Human Rights "Viasna", Belarus: Ms Julienne Lusenge, Democratic Republic of Congo: Amman Center for Human Rights Studies, Jordan; Mr. Julio Pereyra, Uruguay; and the Global Coalition of Civil Society Organizations, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements and Local Communities for "Universal Recognition of the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment".
The laureates were selected on the basis of more than 400 nominations received by a special committee of the UN General Assembly. Read the biographies of the winners. The 2023 Human Rights Award ceremony will take place in December at UN Headquarters in New York.
More information about the winners
How are the prize winners selected?
Nominations may be submitted by "Member States, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations in consultative status and from other appropriate sources", as provided for in the 1966 General Assembly resolution.
The selection of the laureates is carried out by a special committee composed of five members: the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the President of the Human Rights Council, the President of the Commission on the Status of Women and the President of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council.
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