- Civil Courage Prize
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The Civil Courage Prize is a human rights award which is awarded to "steadfast resistance to evil at great personal risk — rather than military valor."[1] It is awarded by the Trustees of The Train Foundation annually and may be awarded posthumously.
The six-member board of trustees includes Edward Streator, the former American diplomat.[2]
Honorees
The annual award was given to:
- 2010 - Andrew White of England
- 2009 - Aminatou Haidar of Western Sahara
- 2008 - Ali Salem of Egypt
- 2007 - Phillip Buck of North Korea
- 2006 - Rafael Marques de Morais of Angola
- 2005 - Min Ko Naing of Burma; Anna Politkovskaya of Russia
- 2004 - Emadeddin Baghi of Iran; Lovemore Madhuku of Zimbabwe
- 2003 - Shahnaz Bukhari of Pakistan
- 2002 - Vladimiro Roca Antúnez of Cuba
- 2001 - Paul Kamara of Sierra Leone
- 2000 - Nataša Kandić of the former Yugoslavia
In addition, it was awarded posthumously to:
- Munir Said Thalib
- Abdul al-Latif al-Mayah
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- Giovanni Falcone
- Rosemary Nelson
- Neelan Tiruchelvam
- Raoul Wallenberg
Also, certificates of distinction are occasionally awarded:
- 2005 - Rajan Hoole and Kopalasingam Sritharan
- 2004 - Dan Que Nguyen; Arnold Tsunga; Raphael Wakenge
References
- ^ http://www.civilcourageprize.org/index.htm
- ^ The Civil Courage Prize website page about us. Accessed June 28, 2010.
External links
Categories:- Human rights awards
- Awards established in 2000
- Humanitarian and service awards
- Award stubs
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