Murat Çelikkan from Turkey a human rights activist who conducts projects on collective memory and coming to terms with the past for many years was granted the award in 2018.
Nebahat Akkoç from Turkey, who works tirelessly to raise awareness among women on women's human rights and opposes male violence, was granted the award in 2019.
Agnes Kharshiing from India, who defends the rights of the poor, women, children and the disadvantaged in the region where she lives, is granted the award in 2019.
In the fourth year of the International Hrant Dink Award, the award in Turkey was granted to İsmail Beşikçi, who has been struggling for dialogue and peaceful resolution of various social problems and conflicts, including the Kurdish issue.
Alexander Cherkasov, the chairman of the Memorial Human Rights Center, received the 2012 International Hrant Dink Award on behalf of the International “Memorial” Society. Since the 1990s , “Memorial” has been working on confronting the past.
Osman Kavala, who devoted his life to building a pluralistic and democratic society, showed that human rights and social dialogue can be strengthened through culture and art granted the award in 2020.
Mozn Hassan from Egypt, one of the pioneers of the feminist movement across the Middle East and North Africa, struggling against sexual violence and womens rights violations granted the award in 2020.
You are invited to the screening of the International Hrant Dink Award Ceremony on Thursday, September 15th 2022 at 20.00, Istanbul time (UTC+3)! As with previous years, this year the award will be presented for the 14th time on Hrant Dink's birthday.
This year’s award was granted to the investigative journalist who defends press freedom in the Philippines under difficult political conditions and high personal risks, Maria Ressa.
This year's award was granted to women’s rights activist and lawyer Canan Arın who persistently continues her struggle against gender based violence in Turkey within the legal framework, independently of political polarizations by utilizing scientific studies and data.
This year’s award was granted to Shaharzad Akbar for her struggle against the grave women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan
This year's award was granted to Human Rights Foundation of Turkey for its contribution to the building of a world free from torture and ill-treatment.