The Prize For Freedom is an annual prize presented by the Liberal International to individuals who had made exceptional contributions to human rights and political freedoms.

Background

Established in 1984 with the agreement of Liberal International Executive Committee. With the prize the organization honors an individual which has made an exceptional contribution to human rights and political freedoms. The Prize is one of the highest awards focused on the people who would persevere and promote world liberality.

Awards

YearAwardeeCountry
1984Raúl AlfonsínArgentina
1985Sheena DuncanSouth Africa
1986Corazon AquinoPhilippines
1987Hans-Dietrich GenscherWest Germany
1988Benazir BhuttoPakistan
1989Václav HavelCzechoslovakia
1990Gitobu ImanyaraKenya
1991Domingo LainoParaguay
1992María Elena Cruz VarelaCuba
1993Mary RobinsonIreland
1994Sadako OgataJapan
1995Aung San Suu KyiMyanmar
1996Martin LeeHong Kong
1997Olusegun ObasanjoNigeria
1998Khalida MessaoudiAlgeria
1999Lennart MeriEstonia
2000Asma JahangirPakistan
2001Chen ShuibianTaiwan
2002Helen SuzmanSouth Africa
2003Abdoulaye WadeSenegal
2004Grigory YavlinskyRussia
2005Antonino ZichichiItaly
2006Sam RainsyCambodia
2007Alaksandar MilinkievičBelarus
2008Padraig O'MalleyUnited States
2009Eric LubbockUnited Kingdom
2010Shirin EbadiIran
2011Chee Soon JuanSingapore
2012Colin EglinSouth Africa
2013Dick MartySwitzerland
2014Waris DirieSomalia
2015John AlderdiceUnited Kingdom
2016Raif BadawiSaudi Arabia
2017Ilham TohtiChina
2018Leila de LimaPhilippines
2019María Corina MachadoVenezuela
2020Zeid bin Ra'adJordan
2021Sima SamarAfghanistan
2022Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkraine
2023Vladimir Kara-MurzaRussia
2024Victoire Ingabire UmuhozaRwanda
2025Osman KavalaTurkey

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