The Prize, created in 2013, aims to reward outstanding civil society action in defending human rights in Europe and beyond. Candidates should have made a real difference to the human rights situation of a given group, been instrumental in uncovering large-scale systemic violations, or have successfully mobilised public opinion or the international community for a cause.

The deadline for submitting nominations for the twelfth edition of the Prize is 30 April 2024.

Nominations should be made in either English or French and sent to the Parliamentary Assembly by e-mail to hrprize.pace@coe.int, via the nomination form. They should have been put forward by at least five sponsors whose signatures should be attached to the nomination.

The Prize, which will be awarded in October 2024 in Strasbourg, consists of a sum of €60,000, a trophy and a diploma.

Since 2013, it has been awarded successively to Osman Kavala (Türkiye), Vladimir Kara-Murza (Russian Federation), Maria Kalesnikava (Belarus), Loujain Alhathloul (Saudi Arabia), jointly to Ilham Tohti (China) and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (Balkans), Oyub Titiev (Russian Federation), Murat Arslan (Türkiye), Nadia Murad (Iraq), Ludmilla Alexeeva (Russian Federation), Anar Mammadli (Azerbaijan), and Ales Bialiatski (Belarus).

 

For further information, please contact:

- PACE: Isild Heurtin, tel. +33 3 90 21 41 00, Isild.heurtin@coe.int

- Václav Havel Library: Sabina Tancevova, tel. +420 605 089 599, sabina.tancevova@vaclavhavel.cz

- Charta 77 Foundation: Gabriela Švagrová, tel. +420 224 214 452, gabriela.svagrova@bariery.cz

Václav Havel Human Rights Prize (coe.int)