The Prize For Freedom is an annual prize presented by the Liberal International to individuals who had made exceptional contributions to human rights and political freedoms.
Background Established in 1984 with the agreement of Liberal International Executive Committee. With the prize the organization honors an individual which has made an exceptional contribution to human rights and political freedoms. The Prize is one of the highest awards focused on the people who would persevere and promote world liberality.
Awards YearAwardeeCountry 1984 Raúl Alfonsín Argentina 1985 Sheena Duncan South Africa 1986 Corazon Aquino Philippines 1987 Hans-Dietrich Genscher West Germany 1988 Benazir Bhutto Pakistan 1989 Václav Havel Czechoslovakia1990 Gitobu Imanyara Kenya1991Domingo Laino Paraguay 1992 María Elena Cruz Varela Cuba 1993 Mary Robinson Ireland 1994 Sadako Ogata Japan 1995 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar 1996 Martin Lee Hong Kong 1997 Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria 1998 Khalida Messaoudi Algeria 1999 Lennart Meri Estonia 2000 Asma Jahangir Pakistan 2001 Chen Shuibian Taiwan 2002 Helen Suzman South Africa 2003 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal 2004 Grigory Yavlinsky Russia 2005 Antonino Zichichi Italy 2006 Sam Rainsy Cambodia 2007 Alaksandar Milinkievič Belarus 2008 Padraig O'Malley United States 2009 Eric Lubbock United Kingdom 2010 Shirin Ebadi Iran 2011 Chee Soon Juan Singapore2012Colin EglinSouth Africa2013 Dick MartySwitzerland2014 Waris DirieSomalia2015 John AlderdiceUnited Kingdom2016Raif BadawiSaudi Arabia2017Ilham TohtiChina2018Leila de LimaPhilippines2019María Corina MachadoVenezuela2020Zeid bin Ra'adJordan2021Sima SamarAfghanistan2022Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkraine2023Vladimir Kara-MurzaRussia2024Victoire Ingabire UmuhozaRwanda2025Osman KavalaTurkey
See also Oxford Manifesto
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Sources Prize for Freedom Aliaksandr Milinkevich