Pioneering lawyer, pro-democracy campaigner and avid civil rights activist Hina Jilani was announced today as the recipient of the 2020 Stockholm Human Rights Award – bestowed annually by the Swedish Bar Association,the International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC). Ms Jilani has always been…
In front of an audience of more than 1000 people from the International and Stockholm legal, political and academic communities, this year’s Stockholm Human Rights Award was delivered on 24 November to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raʿad…
On 25 November the Stockholm Human Rights Award 2014, was presented to the Isreali Human Rights organisation B’Tselem. The award ceremony was held at Berwaldhallen i Stockholm in front of an audience of of some 600 Swedish and international participants from the judiciary, academic…
On Tuesday, 25 November, the 2014 Stockholm Human Rights Award will be presented to the Israeli human rights organisation B´Tselem at a ceremony in Berwaldhallen, Stockholm.
Cherif Bassiouni is sometimes referred to as the father of modern international criminal law. Born in Cairo in 1937, he has been central in the creation of every major instrument of international criminal law over the last fifty years, including…
Stockholm Human Rights Award 2012 will honour the memory of Raoul Wallenberg, who was born 100 years ago. Against this background, this year´s laureates, Thomas Hammarberg and European Roma Rights Centre, are particularly well qualified. Thomas Hammarberg has during his…
The 2011 Stockholm Human Rights Award was given to George Soros and Aryeh Neier.
At a ceremony on 30 November, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Navanethem (Navi) Pillay was given the Stockholm Human Rights Award 2010 for her life-long service to the rule of law and human rights and for her…
