Giuseppe Motta Medal

Giuseppe Motta Medal is presented annually since 2004 by the Geneva Institute for Democracy and Development to the people from any country or region of the world for exceptional achievement in the promotion of peace and democracy, human rights and sustainable development. The prize commemorates Giuseppe Motta (1871–1940), a Swiss politician, five-time President of the Swiss Confederation, President of the League of Nations Assembly and member of the Swiss Federal Council.[1]

Three medals are awarded annually according to nominations:

  • Support for peace and democracy
  • Protection of human rights
  • Work to achieve sustainable development[2]

Medal winners

YearSupport for peace and democracyProtection of human rightsWork to achieve sustainable development
2004Arthur SimonElena BonnerGeoffrey Ballard
2005Violeta ChamorroKim Seong MinJonathon Porritt
2006Nelson MandelaAlirio Uribe MuñozJoan Bavaria
2007Vicente Fox QuesadaDesmond TutuJames Harris Simons
2008Václav HavelSolange PierreYuichi Fujii
2009Martin C.M. LeeNadera Shalhoub-KevorkianAl Gore
2010Richard von WeizsäckerLiu XiaoboCharles G. Koch
2011José Maria Gil-Robles Gil-DelgadoNasrin SotoudehErnesto Bertarelli
2012Soon Ok LeeAbel Barrera HernándezRichard Branson
2013Aung San Suu KyiGuillermo FariñasAlessandro Carlucci

References

  1. ↑ Giuseppe Motta Medal - Official Website Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Giuseppe Motta Medal - Winners Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine.


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