Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Gaza
Issam Younis | 2008
Cuba
Dr. Guillermo Farinas | 2006
weimar
2005 | Libkan Bazaeva
Menschenrechtspreis
Chechnya
Kosovo / USA
Paul Polansky | 2004
Jamaica
Jamaicans for Justice | 2002
Ireland / Philippines
Pater Shay Cullen | 2000
In consideration of its special historical THE AWARD is presented to individuals, groups THE AWARD COMMITTEE consists of
responsibility and as a sign for all unnamed and organizations who, through their work, promote representatives of each of the parliamentary parties
victims of dictatorships and tyrannies throughout and support humane dealings and tolerance among of the City Council, a member of the Commission for
the world and between peoples. They often work for the Culture and the Arts, the Lord Mayor and the Official
THE CITY OF WEIMAR is honoured to establishment and protection of fundamental values for Foreigners’ Affairs all of the City of Weimar, as
present a Human Rights Award. such as equality, freedom, and justice in their home well as members of human rights organizations
country, drawing on their own ethnic or religious (Amnesty International, Terre des hommes, Society
The Human Rights Award of the City of Weimar is identity. for Threatened Peoples etc.) and other called upon
presented to people who fight against oppression experts.
and violence, and who, because of their work, are The city’s Official for Foreigners’ Affairs publicly
facing serious threats to their own safety or even advertises the award no later than 30 January of The Award Committee selects out of all received
to their life. each year. nominations the awardee. The selection is then
approved by the City Council of Weimar.
Each year since 1995, the award ceremony takes Every citizen, but also groups and organizations,
place on 10 December, the international Human have the right to nominate an individual, a group or
Rights Day. organization for the award up until 30 April of each
year.