Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award

Since 2006, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy is an non-profit organisation headquartered in Taipei. Originally proposed by the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foundation's purpose is to promote democracy around the world...

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. Every year the award is conferred in December in Taipei during a special ceremony.

Winners

Year	Name	Effort
2006	Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud. Jean-François Julliard has served as Secretary General since 2008...	Leading international press freedom organization
2007	Dr. Cynthia Maung Cynthia Maung Dr. Cynthia Maung is a Burmese medical doctor who since 1989 has lived in Mae Sot, on the Thai-Burmese border. An ethnic Karen, Dr. Maung left Burma after the 8888 Uprising and has since run a clinic treating Burmese refugees, migrants and orphans at Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot on the Thai-Burmese...	Founder of the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Burma border
2008	Dr. Sima Samar Sima Samar Dr. Sima Samar OC is a politician in Afghanistan, who served as Minister of Women's Affairs of Afghanistan from December 2001 to 2003...	Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and founder of the Shuhada Organization.
2009	Kim Seong Min	Founder and director of Free North Korea Radio
2010	Rescue Foundation	Anti-human trafficking organization

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