Deadline: 14 February 2020
Nominations are open for the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award 2020 to identify and honor those who embody Robert F. Kennedy’s belief that the power of individual moral courage can overcome injustice.
Each year, they invite the public to nominate outstanding champions of moral courage who stand up to oppression, even at great personal risk, in the nonviolent pursuit of human rights.
Award Information
- The award-winner will receive a one-time total cash prize of U.S. $30,000.
- Generally only one nominee receives the award per year; in the event that more than one is selected, the cash prize will be divided equally among the recipients.
Award Ceremony
A ceremony will be held to honor laureates in June of 2020, where travel to Washington, D.C. might be anticipated.
Eligibility Criteria
- Persons and organizations working nonviolently to promote and protect the human rights of people of any race, creed, religion, nationality, gender, or sexual orientation are eligible for the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.
- Nominees must not be part of a government institution or have an official role within a political party, although they can be affiliated with a political party.
- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights does not accept self-nominations, posthumous nominations, or nominations for the purposes of a lifetime achievement award.
- Anyone can submit a nomination for the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights seeks nominations from a broad spectrum of individuals likely to know of appropriate candidates.
- While the Human Rights Award judges may not nominate candidates for the award, they may re-nominate candidates who were not selected in the previous year.
- There is no limit to the number of nominations an individual can make.
- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will request and collect nominations and assemble supporting materials for presentation to the Judges.
- Nominations that clearly fall outside the established criteria will not be presented to the judges.
For more information, visit https://rfkhumanrights.org/awards/human-rights-award