Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award Explained
The Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award is an award made annually by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel to "an individual or NGO that has made a unique contribution to the advancement of human rights in Israel". The award was established in 1981 but was renamed in 1983 after the murder of activist Emil Grunzweig by a grenade thrown by a right-wing activist during a Peace Now demonstration against the war in Lebanon.
Winners of the award
Winners of the award have included:
- 1981 – Gabriel Stern, journalist for Al Hamishmar
- 1982 – Yehuda Litani, Haaretz reporter in the occupied territories; special posthumous recognition to Robert Weltsch, a Jewish journalist in Germany
- 1983 – Lieutenant Colonel Dov Yermiya, for his activities promoting the welfare of civilians in Lebanon; this was the first year the award was named after Emil Grunzweig
- 1984 – Moshe Negbi, editor of the radio program "Din Udvarim"
- 1985 – Baruch Meiri, journalist for Maariv
- 1986 – Prof. Yitzhak Zamir, former legal advisor to the government
- 1987 – High court justice Zvi Berenson
- 1988 – Reporters in the occupied territories
- 1989 – Alice Shalvi, the founder of the Israel Women's Network
- 1990 – Yitzhak Kadman, head of the Israel National Council for the Child
- 1991 – Dr. Lotte Salzberger, a founder of the
- 1992 – Bassem Eid, the founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group; special award to Mr. James Ya'acov Rosenthal, journalist, for his lifelong devotion to human rights
- 1993 – Eyal Simchoni, attorney
- 1994 – Yitzhak Clinton Bailey, campaigner for Bedouin rights
- 1995 – "Women against Violence", a foundation for aid to women and girls victims of violence in the Arab sector
- 1996 – Gideon Levy, Haaretz journalist
- 1997 – "Community Advocacy", a legal organisation that assists residents of impoverished neighborhoods in obtaining their rights; the Juarish family, for agreeing to donate the organs of their son, killed by Israeli Defence Forces fire, to recipients both Jewish and Arab
- 1998 – Kav LaOved (Workers' Hotline), for their activities promoting the rights of foreign workers; Aluf Hareven; special lifetime award to Shulamit Aloni
- 1999 – Physicians for Human Rights and its founder Ruchama Marton
- 2000 – Haaretz journalist Dr. Yossi Algazi
- 2002 – The Hotline for migrant workers
- 2003 – the women of Machsom Watch, organization of Israeli women who monitor checkpoints
- 2004 – Hanna Safran, feminist
- 2006 – Adva Center for analysis of Israeli policy
- 2007 – Kolech ("Your Voice", fem.), the religious Zionist feminist movement
- 2008 – "Breaking the Silence"; The Refugee Rights Clinic at Tel Aviv University
- 2009 – Nir Katz of blessed memory; Ruth and Paul Kedar of the Yesh Din organization for human rights
- 2010 - Former Judge Yehudit Tsur; Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality and Oren Yiftachel
- 2011 – Keren Neubach,Journalist; Tamar Pelleg-Sryck, attorney and human rights activist; Koach La Ovdim – Democratic Workers’ Organization
- 2012 – Attorney Gaby Lasky; Attorney Michael Sfard; Coalition Tag Meir
- 2013 – Sari Bashi and Gisha – The Legal Center for Freedom of Movement
- 2014-2015 – The Association of Rape Crisis Centers (ARCCI); Prof. Kenneth Mann and The Public Defender’s Office
- 2019 – Salametcom Association; Attorney Eitay Mack
- 2022 – Jessica Nevo, Sociologist, Co-Founder of Justice in Case - The Center for Alternative Justice; Gadi Algazi, Professor of History and social activist; Kholod Massalha - General Manager, I’lam - Arab Center for Media Freedom, Development and Research
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