On 2 June 2022, Pham Doan Trang, Daouda Dialo and Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja were honoured for their unwavering commitment to defending the human rights of others. Get inspired by their stories of courage and unfailing hope.
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Pham Doan Trang, Daouda Dialo, Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja are three inspiring and courageous human rights defenders from Vietnam, Burkina Faso and Bahrain who have been named the 2022 Martin Ennals Award Laureates.
Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has won the 2021 Martin Ennals Award. A series of emotional short films illustrates his struggle, as well as the struggle of finalists Soltan Achilova and Loujain AlHathloul.
Soltan Achilova, Loujain AlHathloul and Yu Wensheng have undertaken tremendous human rights activism in Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia and China at great risk to themselves.
Watch these short films about the 2020 Martin Ennals Award laureate, Yemeni human rights activist Huda Al-Sarari, and finalists Norma Librada Ledezma and Sizani Ngubane.
Huda Al-Sarari, Norma Ledezma and Sizani Ngubane are human rights defenders who have risked their lives to promote justice and dignity in their local communities.
Phishing, malware and “denial of service” attacks represent a real threat to human rights activists.
“This award sheds light on the very cruel refugee policy of the Australian Government. It also brings international attention to the dangers and ill-treatment faced by refugees all over the world…”
The 2019 Martin Ennals Award will be presented on 13 February 2019 at a ceremony hosted by the City of Geneva.