Since 2006, the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy confers the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award on an individual or organization that has made major contributions through peaceful means to the development of democracy in Asia or human rights in Asia. Every year the award is conferred in December in Taipei during a special ceremony.
Winners Year Name Effort 2006 Reporters Without Borders Leading international press freedom organization 2007 Dr. Cynthia Maung Founder of the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Burma border 2008 Dr. Sima Samar Chairperson of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and founder of the Shuhada Organization. 2009 Kim Seong-min Founder and director of Free North Korea Radio 2010 Rescue Foundation Anti-human trafficking organization 2011 Boat People SOS Combating human trafficking, protecting refugees and developing civil societies 2012 ECPAT International Opposing trafficking and sexual exploitation of children 2013 Karen Human Rights Group Documenting human rights abuses in Burma 2014 Centre for Human Rights and Development Defending human rights in Sri Lanka 2015 Sunita Danuwar Supporting victims of human trafficking in Nepal 2016 Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances Working to resolve the problem of forced disappearances in Asia 2017 Bersih 2.0 Regional organization working on the reform of transparent and fair election 2018 Gusdurian Network Indonesia (GNI) Defending victims of conflicts that arise from religious differences and suppression of minority groups 2019 Diplomacy Training Program Promoting human rights in the Asia-Pacific region through training and capacity building 2020 Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions Provide assistance and support to National Human Rights Institutions 2021 Humaira Rasuli Afghan human rights lawyer and the co-founder of the Women for Justice Organization 2022 Fortify Rights Research on human rights and support for human rights defenders in Southeast Asia 2023 Amihan Abueva Promoting children’s rights and welfare in Asia 2024 Odhikar Defending human rights and democracy in Bangladesh 2025 Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) Promoting human rights and ensuring access to justice in Indonesia
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