Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award

Since 2006, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy confers the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award on an individual or organization which has made major contributions through peaceful means to the development of democracy and human rights in Asia.[1] Every year the award is conferred in December in Taipei during a special ceremony.

Winners

Year Name Effort
2006 Reporters Without Borders[2] Leading international press freedom organization
2007 Dr. Cynthia Maung[3] Founder of the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Burma border
2008 Dr. Sima Samar[4] Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and founder of the Shuhada Organization.
2009 Kim Seong Min[5] Founder and director of Free North Korea Radio
2010 Rescue Foundation[6] Anti-human trafficking organization
2011 Boat People SOS[7] Combating human trafficking, protecting refugees and developing civil societies
2012 ECPAT International Opposing trafficking and sexual exploitation of children
2013 Karen Human Rights Group[8] Documenting human rights abuses in Burma
2014 Centre for Human Rights and Development[9] Defending human rights in Sri Lanka
2015 Sunita Danuwar[10] Supporting victims of human trafficking in Nepal
2016 Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances[11] Working to resolve the problem of forced disappearances in Asia

References

  1. ↑ "Reporters Without Borders wins Asia Democracy and Human Rights award". Taipei Times. 26 December 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  2. ↑ "TFD chairman urges China to put democracy into practice democracy". The China Post. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "Clinic founder to receive award". Taipei Times. 20 November 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Afghan campaigner to be honored with human rights award". Taipei Times. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Call for more international support for exile radios after station director wins award". Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  6. ↑ "Rescue Foundation wins this year's rights award". Taipei Times. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "President Ma attends 2011 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award ceremony". Tecro USA. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Thailand-based human rights group wins 2013 Asia democracy award". Focus Taiwan. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "2014 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award Ceremony". Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Nepalese women's rights activist wins 2015 Asia democracy award". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "AFAD wins human rights award". Taipei Times. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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