
Andrew Clapham
BRITISH
International Law Scholar, Professor, Author, Human Rights Expert
Human rights defenders who have been recognized for their courage and commitment. This page opens with our Latest laureates - the most recently added - followed by our Top 100, a curated selection of human rights defenders and organisations. Explore all in HRD Awards →

BRITISH
International Law Scholar, Professor, Author, Human Rights Expert

PERUVIAN
Human rights organization, environmental rights advocacy, indigenous rights defense, legal assistance, Community leader, NGO Worker

UNITED STATES
workers' rights organization, racial justice advocacy, community organizing, NGO Worker

COLOMBIAN
Indigenous rights defender, community leader, human rights activist, NGO Worker

AMERICAN
Human rights activist, writer, strategist, community organizer, Community leader

BELARUSIAN
human rights defender, lawyer, civil society activist, NGO Worker

BRITISH, FRENCH, MAURITIA
International lawyer, author, academic, professor

AMERICAN, PERUVIAN
Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, pope, missionary, Cleric

NIGERIAN
Trade union leader, Labour activist

PAKISTANI
Sociologist, Human Rights Activist, Feminist Activist, UN Special Rapporteur, Diplomat

PAKISTAN

SOUTH AFRICA
Politician

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Health personnel, NGO Worker, Humanitarian worker

AFGHANISTAN

CZECH REPUBLIC

PAKISTAN

GHANA

BELARUS

CHINA

SERBIA
Lawyer, NGO Worker

IRAN
Lawyer, NGO Worker

IRAN
Lawyer, NGO Worker

USA

CHINA

RUSSIA

SWITZERLAND

RUSSIA

JAPAN

ALGERIA, IRELAND

SOUTH AFRICA

UNITED KINGDOM

BELGIUM

RUSSIA

USA
Artist, Teacher

MEXICO

SWITZERLAND

CHINA

VENEZUELA

SOUTH AFRICA

PHILIPPINES

LIBERIA

CHINA

BANGLADESH

CANADA

USA
Farmer, Politician

RUSSIA

WESTERN SAHARA (MOROCCO)

AZERBAIJAN

CUBA

MYANMAR (BURMA)

GERMANY

RUSSIA

ZIMBABWE
Lawyer, NGO Worker

INDIA

POLAND

SAUDI ARABIA

PALESTINE

AZERBAIJAN
Lawyer, NGO Worker

ISRAEL

SAUDI ARABIA

COLOMBIA

SRI LANKA

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA (SOUTH)

SYRIA

SYRIA

RUSSIA

ISRAEL

UNITED KINGDOM

PAKISTAN

USA

BRAZIL

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

KENYA

BURUNDI

IRAQ

MYANMAR (BURMA)

JORDAN

SOUTH AFRICA

TURKEY

SAUDI ARABIA

MALAYSIA

BURUNDI

EGYPT

TUNISIA

PAKISTAN

NETHERLANDS

USA

COSTA RICA

USA

USA
Lawyer, Politician

IRAQ

IRAN

THAILAND

USA

IRAN

SPAIN

ETHIOPIA

ALGERIA
SOUTH AFRICA

EAST TIMOR

SWEDEN

FRANCE

CHINA

MOZAMBIQUE
NGO Worker, Politician

BANGLADESH, SWEDEN

IRAN

CUBA
Artist, NGO Worker, Volunteer

ISRAEL

SOMALIA

INDIA
Lawyer, NGO Worker