Prize For Freedom

The Prize For Freedom is an annual prize presented by the Liberal International since 1985. With the prize the organization honors an individual which has made an outstanding contribution to human rights and political freedoms. The Prize is one of the highest awards focused on the people would persevere and promote world liberality. The award has been given to persons such as Corazon Aquino, who led Asia's only successful bloodless peace revolt that ousted the most prominent dictatorial regime in Southeast Asia at the time, Waris Dirie, a prominent Somali peace activist, and Leila de Lima, the opposition figure against Asia's most deadly drug war.

Awards

Year Awardee Country
1985 Raúl Alfonsín Argentina
1986 Sheena Duncan South Africa
1987 Corazon Aquino Philippines
1988 Hans-Dietrich Genscher West Germany
1989 Benazir Bhutto Pakistan
1990 Václav Havel Czechoslovakia
1991 Gitobu Imanyara Kenya
Domingo Laino Paraguay
1992 María Elena Cruz Varela Cuba
1993 Mary Robinson Ireland
1994 Sadako Ogata Japan
1995 Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar
1996 Martin Lee Hong Kong
1997 Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria
1998 Khalida Messaoudi Algeria
1999 Lennart Meri Estonia
2000 Asma Jahangir Pakistan
2001 Chen Shuibian Taiwan
2002 Helen Suzman South Africa
2003 Abdoulaye Wade Senegal
2004 Grigory Yavlinsky Russia
2005 Antonino Zichichi Italy
2006 Sam Rainsy Cambodia
2007 Alaksandar Milinkievič Belarus
2008 Padraig O'Malley United States
2009 Eric Lubbock United Kingdom
2010 Shirin Ebadi Iran
2011 Chee Soon Juan Singapore
2012 Colin Eglin South Africa
2013 Dick Marty Switzerland
2014 Waris Dirie Somalia
2015 John Alderdice United Kingdom
2016 Raif Badawi Saudi Arabia
2017 Leila de Lima Philippines

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