Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

The Václav Havel Human Rights Prize is an annual €60,000 award which honours "outstanding" civil society action in defence of human rights, in Europe and beyond. Individuals, non-governmental organisations and institutions working to defend human rights anywhere in the world may be nominated. Nine of the thirteen winners to date were in detention because of their human rights activities at the time they received the prize.

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