Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award Explained

Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award
Presenter:Norwegian Helsinki Committee
Year:1980

The Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award, officially known as the Sakharov Freedom Award and named after Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, was established in 1980 by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee with the support and consent of Andrei Sakharov himself, to help people who, because of their opinions, beliefs, and conscience are persecuted or imprisoned.The fund's assets are to be used for direct support to those persecuted in their home country, mainly by granting the Sakharov Freedom Award.[1]

Laureates

YearRecipientNationalityNotesReference
1984Charta 77ČSSR[2]
1996Sergei Kovalev of the Memorial Human Rights CenterRussianhuman rights defender
2002Eliza Musaeva of the Memorial Human Rights CenterRussian[3] human rights defender[4] [5]
2002Amor Mašović of the Commission on Missing PersonsBosnian[6] [7]
2006Ales Bialiatski of the Human Rights Center "Viasna"Belarusianhuman rights defender[8] [9]
2007Svetlana Gannushkina of the Memorial Human Rights CenterRussianhuman rights defender[10] [11] [12]
2010Evgeniy Zhovtis of the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of LawKazakhstanihuman rights defender[13] [14] [15]
2012Lilia Shibanova of the GolosRussianelection monitoring organization[16] [17] [18]
2014Rasul Jafarov, Leyla Yunus, Anar Mammadli and Intiqam AliyevAzerbaijanihuman rights activists, political prisoners[19]
2017the newspaper Novaya Gazeta and the organization Committee for the Prevention of TortureRussiananti-torture fighters[20]
2019Hungarian Helsinki CommitteeHungaryhuman rights organization[21]
2021Yury A. DmitrievRussianhistorian and dissident[22]
2023Truth HoundsUkraineHuman rights organisation[23]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award. 2014-10-06. Den Norske Helsingforskomite. Den Norske Helsingforskomite. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013211/http://nhc.no/en/our_work/sakharov_freedom_award/. 2018-05-11. dead.
  2. Web site: Sakharov Freedom Award. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013211/http://nhc.no/en/our_work/sakharov_freedom_award/. 2018-05-11. dead.
  3. http://www.mhg.ru/news/59A46B3 Four IHG Human Rights Activists Deported from Andijan
  4. Web site: Sakharov Freedom Award. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013211/http://nhc.no/en/our_work/sakharov_freedom_award/. 2018-05-11. dead.
  5. [:de:Elisa Mussajewa|Eliza Musaeva]
  6. Web site: Sakharov Freedom Award. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013211/http://nhc.no/en/our_work/sakharov_freedom_award/. 2018-05-11. dead.
  7. Web site: Dobri Bosnjani : MAŠOVIĆ, Amor. 2014-10-06.
  8. Web site: Sakharov Freedom Award. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013211/http://nhc.no/en/our_work/sakharov_freedom_award/. 2018-05-11. dead.
  9. Web site: Russian Golos and Lilya Shibanova received Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award 2012 at NHC 35th anniversary. 2012-10-25. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009015309/http://nhc.no/no/nyheter/Russian+Golos+and+Lilya+Shibanova+received+Andrei+Sakharov+Freedom+Award+2012+at+NHC+35th+anniversar.b7C_wlbS38.ips. 2014-10-09. dead.
  10. Web site: Sakharov Freedom Award. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013211/http://nhc.no/en/our_work/sakharov_freedom_award/. 2018-05-11. dead.
  11. Book: Luhr, Nina. Human Rights House Network : Annual Report 2007. The Human Rights House Network. 2007. 17.
  12. Web site: Andrej Sakharovs frihetspris 2007. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009015312/http://www.nhc.no/no/vart_arbeid/sakharovs_frihetspris/Andrej+Sakharovs+frihetspris+2007.9UFRzU2V.ips. 2014-10-09. dead.
  13. Web site: Sakharov Freedom Award. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511013211/http://nhc.no/en/our_work/sakharov_freedom_award/. 2018-05-11. dead.
  14. Web site: Russian Golos and Lilya Shibanova received Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award 2012 at NHC 35th anniversary. 2012-10-25. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009015309/http://nhc.no/no/nyheter/Russian+Golos+and+Lilya+Shibanova+received+Andrei+Sakharov+Freedom+Award+2012+at+NHC+35th+anniversar.b7C_wlbS38.ips. 2014-10-09. dead.
  15. Web site: Andrej Sakharovs Frihetspris 2010. 2014-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009015316/http://www.nhc.no/no/vart_arbeid/sakharovs_frihetspris/Andrej+Sakharovs+Frihetspris+2010.9UFRzU1U.ips. 2014-10-09. dead.
  16. Web site: Russian Golos and Lilya Shibanova received Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award 2012 at NHC 35th anniversary. 2012-10-25. 2014-10-06. Den Norske Helsingforskomite. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009015309/http://nhc.no/no/nyheter/Russian+Golos+and+Lilya+Shibanova+received+Andrei+Sakharov+Freedom+Award+2012+at+NHC+35th+anniversar.b7C_wlbS38.ips. 2014-10-09. dead.
  17. Web site: Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award 2012 is awarded to Association GOLOS. 2012-09-12. 2014-10-06. Norwegian Helsinki Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009015313/http://nhc.no/en/news/Andrei+Sakharov+Freedom+Award+2012+is+awarded+to+Association+GOLOS.b7C_wlbQYK.ips. 2014-10-09. dead.
  18. Web site: Golos awarded The Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award. 2012-09-11. 2014-10-06. 2014-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009130902/http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/18581.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award to political prisoners in Azerbaijan. 2014-10-06. 2014-10-06. Den Norske Helsingsforkomite. Den Norske Helsingsforkomite.
  20. Web site: Sakharov Freedom Award to anti-torture fighters in Russia. 28 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025100/http://nhc.no/en/news/Sakharov+Freedom+Award+to+anti-torture+fighters+in+Russia.b7C_wlHMYo.ips. 29 April 2018. dead.
  21. Web site: Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award 2019 to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee . 2019-11-08. 2019-12-26. Den Norske Helsingsforkomite. Den Norske Helsingsforkomite.
  22. Web site: Russian historian receives 2021 Sakharov Freedom Award . 2021-05-21. 2021-10-13. Den Norske Helsingsforkomite. Den Norske Helsingsforkomite.
  23. Web site: Documenting war crimes: Truth Hounds receive 2023 Sakharov Freedom Award . 2023-03-09. 2024-03-23. Den Norske Helsingsforkomite. Den Norske Helsingsforkomite. en.