Hans Thoolen on Human Rights Defenders and their awards

All prize winners will receive a diploma and a medal designed by artist Anna Martha Napp that was chosen by a Franco-German jury. The medal symbolises their active commitment to the defence of human rights.

For more on this and other awards, see: http://trueheroesfilms.org/thedigest/awards/franco-german-prize-for-human-rights-and-the-rule-of-law

Here is a list of the 15 prize winners:

• M. Adilur Rahman Kahn (Bangladesh); (see: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/tag/adilur-rahman-khan/]
• M. Nounongnon Balbylas Gbaguidi (Bénin) ;
• Mme Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga (Bolivie) ;
• Mme Ragia Omran (Egypte) ; (see also: https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2013/08/08/egyptian-human-rights-defender-ragia-omran-wins-2013-rfk-award/)
• M. César Ricaurte (Equateur) ;
• M. Abdullah Al Khonaini (Koweit) ;
• M. Bekim Asani (Macédoine) ;
• Mme Mandira Sharma (Népal) ;
• Mme Grace Osakue (Nigéria) ;
• Mme Rosemarie Trajano (Philippines) ;
• Mme Elena Milashina (Russie) ;
• Mme Shreen Abdul Saroor (Sri Lanka) ;
• M. Kerem Altiparmak (Turquie) ; [https://humanrightsdefenders.blog/2017/10/24/columbia-university-opens-prize-nominations-for-court-rulings-and-legal-services-supporting-freedom-of-expression/]
• M. Pavlo Lysianskyi (Ukraine) ;
• Mme Liliana Ortega Mendoza (Venezuela).

Know more:

• Press release of the 15 prize winners