United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights

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United Nations prize human rights award

The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is a prestigious UN honor awarded periodically to individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide.

Aliases (3)

UN Human Rights Prize ×1
UN Peace Prize ×1
UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations prize → human rights award →
administeredBy	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights →
aim	encourage continued efforts in human rights promotion → highlight exemplary human rights work worldwide →
alsoKnownAs	UN Human Rights Prize →
awardedFor	outstanding contributions to the promotion of human rights → outstanding contributions to the protection of human rights →
category	international award →
ceremonyCity	New York City →
ceremonyCountry	United States of America →
ceremonyDate	10 December →
ceremonyHeldOn	Human Rights Day →
ceremonyLocation	United Nations Headquarters →
country	United Nations →
eligibleRecipients	groups → individuals → institutions → organizations →
establishedBy	United Nations General Assembly resolution →
establishedInContextOf	commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights →
field	human rights →
firstAwarded	1968 →
firstAwardedOnOccasionOf	20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights →
frequency	every five years →
hasComponent	bronze plaque → citation →
inception	1966 →
languageOfName	English →
monetaryValue	no monetary reward →
notableRecipient	Amnesty International → Eleanor Roosevelt (posthumous recognition via early laureates) → International Committee of the Red Cross → Malala Yousafzai → Martin Luther King Jr. → Nelson Mandela →
presentedBy	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights → United Nations General Assembly →
relatedTo	United Nations human rights mechanisms → Universal Declaration of Human Rights →
scope	worldwide →
selectionBy	committee appointed by the United Nations General Assembly President →
selectionCriteria	impact on promotion and protection of human rights → leadership in human rights advocacy → significant contributions to human rights →
status	active →
symbolizes	global recognition of human rights defenders →
typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerCycle	multiple laureates →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hina Jilani ("UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights") → Malala Yousafzai → Marian Anderson ("UN Peace Prize") →	awardReceived
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights ("UN Human Rights Prize") →	alsoKnownAs
Amnesty International →	awarded