Since
1992, the John Humphrey Freedom Award has been presented annually by the Canadian
human rights group Rights & Democracy to an organization or individual "for
exceptional achievement in the promotion of human rights and democratic development."
The award is named in honor of John Peters Humphrey, a Canadian human rights law
professor who wrote the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Some of the John Humphrey Freedom Award winners are listed here; for the complete
list: www.dd-rd.ca/site/humphrey_award/
(BetterWorld
Heroes is not associated with The John Humphrey Freedom Award - BetterWorld Hero
portraits are provided for illustration purposes only - no endorsement is implied)