Civil Courage Prize
Introduction  The '''Civil Courage Prize''' is a human rights award which recognizes "steadfast resistance to evil at great personal risk—rather than military valor." The prize was founded in 2000 by the Northcote Parkinson Fund. The goal of the prize is not to create a "ranking", but "to draw attention individually to some extraordinary heroes of conscience." It was inspired by the example of Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
History In 2007, the Northcote Parkinson Fund's name was changed to The Train Foundation in recognition of the contributions of the family of investment advisor John Train, the fund's primary donor.In 2022, the board of trustees consisted of seven members:*John Train (chair)*George C. Biddle, Trustee and Co-Chairman; Chairman, World Connect (co-chair)*Louis N. Bickford, CEO of MEMRIA.ORG (treasurer)*Ariadne Calvo-Platero, journalist (president)*Musa T. Klebnikov, Paul Klebnikov Fund Executive Director*The Hon. Nicholas Platt, Former U.S. Ambassador*Ann Brownell Sloane, The Eisenhower FoundationSince 2000, the foundation has awarded the Civil Courage Prize one or two activists each year. The prize comes with a $25,000 honorarium. Nominations are accepted from international non-governmental organizations, while unsolicited nominations are discouraged. The award ceremony is held in New York City or London in October of each year. Keynote speakers have included British historian Michael Howard, US journalist Jon Meacham, British Home Secretary Douglas Hurd, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.Seven posthumous award winners have also been named, ranging from Swedish businessman Raoul Wallenberg, who worked to save the lives of Hungarian Jews during World War II, to Indonesian human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, assassinated in 2004.In 2004 and 2005, the Foundation also awarded "Certificates of Distinction in Civil Courage" to selected prize finalists. The certificates included honorariums of $1,000 apiece.
Honorees  Year  Honorees  Country  Ref. 2000 Nataša Kandić Yugoslavia 2001 Paul Kamara Sierra Leone 2002 Vladimiro Roca Antúnez Cuba 2003 Shahnaz Bukhari Pakistan 2004 Emadeddin Baghi Iran Lovemore Madhuku Zimbabwe 2005 Min Ko Naing Myanmar Anna Politkovskaya Russia 2006 Rafael Marques de Morais Angola 2007 Phillip Buck United States 2008 Ali Salem Egypt 2009 Aminatou Haidar Western Sahara 2010 Andrew White England 2011 Lydia Cacho Ribeiro Mexico Triveni Acharya India 2012 Yu Jie China 2013 Denis Mukwege Democratic Republic of the Congo 2014  Italy 2015 Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar Guatemala Claudia Paz y Paz Guatemala 2016 Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently Syria  2017 Pierre Claver Mbonimpa Burundi  2018 Vladimir Kara-Murza Russia 2019Gonzalo HimiobVenezuela2021Erik K. WardUnited States2022Alexei NavalnyRussia
Posthumous honorees  Honorees  Year of death  Country  Ref. Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1945 Germany Giovanni Falcone 1992 Italy Abdul-Latif Ali al-Mayah 2004 Iraq Rosemary Nelson 1999 Ireland Munir Said Thalib 2004 Indonesia Neelan Tiruchelvam1999 Sri Lanka Raoul Wallenberg 1947 Sweden
Certificates of Distinction in Civil Courage  Honoree  Year of death  Country  Ref. 2004  Dan Que Nguyen Vietnam Arnold Tsunga Zimbabwe Raphael Wakenge Democratic Republic of the Congo 2005  Rajan Hoole Sri Lanka Kopalasingham Sritharan Sri Lanka
References
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