Sakharov freedom award
- March 10, 2023
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Sakharov freedom award
Subject: International Relations
Section: International Awards
Concept:
- Ukrainian human rights organization, Truth Hounds, has been awarded the 2023Sakharov Freedom Award for documenting war crimes, as reported by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), which established the award.
- The NHC recognized the nongovernmental organization for documenting war crimes and potential crimes against humanity.
- This year marks the first time a Ukrainian organization has received the award in 2022.
About the Sakharov Prize:
- The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded each year by the European Parliament.
- The Sakharov Freedom Award was established in 1988 by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.
- The first people to receive this award are South African Nelson Mandela and Russian dissident Anatoly Marchenko.
- It is named in honour of Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov and the prize money is 50 000 euros.
- The 2023 award ceremony will occur at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo on 25 May 2023.