Civil Courage Prize
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The Civil Courage Prize is a human rights award which is awarded to "steadfast resistance to evil at great personal risk — rather than military valor." It is awarded by the Trustees of The Train Foundation annually and may be awarded posthumously.
The six-member board of trustees includes Edward Streator
, the former American
diplomat.
In addition, it was awarded posthumously to:
Also, certificates of distinction are occasionally awarded:
The six-member board of trustees includes Edward Streator
Edward Streator
Edward Streator is an American diplomat. He was the 1991 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Medal for his significant contribution to global affairs through co-operation and collaboration between the United States and the United Kingdom...
, the former American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
diplomat.
Honorees
The annual award was given to:- 2000 – Nataša KandićNataša KandicNataša Kandić is a Serbian human rights activist and the founder and executive director of Humanitarian Law Center , an organisation campaigning for human rights and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia.- Work :After finishing her studies in Sociology, Nataša Kandić became...
of the former Yugoslavia - 2001 – Paul KamaraPaul KamaraPaul Kamara is a Sierra Leonean journalist, football manager, and cabinet minister.-Background:Kamara was born on 12 August 1956 in Kambia District, Sierra Leone. He is Catholic and a former priest, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sierra Leone...
of Sierra Leone - 2002 – Vladimiro Roca Antúnez of Cuba
- 2003 – Shahnaz BukhariShahnaz BukhariShahnaz Bukhari is a Pakistani clinical psychologist, and activist. She is founder and director of the non-governmental organisation, Progressive Women’s Association .-Education and work:...
of Pakistan - 2004 – Emadeddin BaghiEmadeddin BaghiEmadeddin Baghi is a prominent Iranian human rights activist, prisoners' rights advocate, investigative journalist, philosopher and writer. He is the founder and head of the Committee for the Defense of Prisoners' Rights and the Society of Right to Life Guardians in Iran, and the author of twenty...
of Iran; Lovemore MadhukuLovemore MadhukuLovemore Madhuku was born on July 20, 1966. He is married to Annamercy and has two children, a daughter Tendai and a son Nyasha .- Education :...
of Zimbabwe - 2005 – Min Ko NaingMin Ko NaingPaw Oo Tun is the President of Universities Student Union of Burma and a leading democracy activist and dissident. He has spent the majority of the last 22 years imprisoned by the state for his opposition activities.-Biography:...
of Burma; Anna PolitkovskayaAnna PolitkovskayaAnna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist, author, and human rights activist known for her opposition to the Chechen conflict and then-President of Russia Vladimir Putin...
of Russia - 2006 – Rafael Marques de Morais of Angola
- 2007 – Phillip BuckPhillip BuckReverend Phillip Jun Buck is a Korean-American human-rights activist. He is a Christian reverend and a leading supporter for human rights in North Korea. He has been awarded several awards for his work, including the Civil Courage Prize and the Jefferson Award.-Early life:Rev...
of North Korea - 2008 – Ali SalemAli SalemAli Ahmed Salem Al-Yazidi is an athlete from Qatar, who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Salem finished his ranking round with a total of 627 points, which gave him the 57th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Im Dong-Hyun in the...
of Egypt - 2009 – Aminatou HaidarAminatou HaidarAminatou Ali Ahmed Haidar , sometimes known as Aminetou,Aminatu or Aminetu, is a Sahrawi human rights defender and political activist. She is a leading activist for the independence of Western Sahara. She is sometimes called the "Sahrawi Gandhi" for her nonviolent protests, including hunger...
of Western Sahara - 2010 – Andrew White of England
In addition, it was awarded posthumously to:
- Munir Said ThalibMunir Said ThalibMunir Said Thalib , affectionately known simply as "Munir", was one of Indonesia's most famous human rights and anti-corruption activist...
- Abdul al-Latif al-Mayah
- Dietrich BonhoefferDietrich BonhoefferDietrich Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian and martyr. He was a participant in the German resistance movement against Nazism and a founding member of the Confessing Church. He was involved in plans by members of the Abwehr to assassinate Adolf Hitler...
- Giovanni FalconeGiovanni FalconeGiovanni Falcone was an Sicilian/Italian prosecuting magistrate born in Palermo, Sicily. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Mafia in Sicily...
- Rosemary NelsonRosemary NelsonRosemary Nelson was a prominent Northern Irish human rights lawyer who was killed by a loyalist paramilitary group in 1999...
- Neelan Tiruchelvam
- Raoul WallenbergRaoul WallenbergRaoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, diplomat and humanitarian. He is widely celebrated for his successful efforts to rescue thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust, during the later stages of World War II...
Also, certificates of distinction are occasionally awarded:
- 2005 – Rajan HooleRajan HooleMichael Richard Ratnarajan Hoole known as Rajan Hoole is a Tamil Human Rights activist and a co founder, along with the late Ranjani Thiranagama, of University Teachers for Human Rights, Jaffna branch, while affiliated to the Department of Mathematics, University of Jaffna. He is the eldest son of...
and Kopalasingam Sritharan - 2004 – Dan Que Nguyen; Arnold TsungaArnold TsungaArnold Tsunga is the Director of the Africa Regional Programme of the International Commission of Jurists . Before joining the ICJ, he was the Executive Director of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights as well as the acting Executive Secretary of the Law Society of Zimbabwe and the National...
; Raphael Wakenge