The Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award is an award made annually by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel to "an individual or NGO that has made a unique contribution to the advancement of human rights in Israel". The award was established in 1981 but was renamed in 1983 after the murder of activist Emil Grunzweig by a grenade thrown by a right-wing activist during a Peace Now demonstration against the war in Lebanon.
Winners of the award
Winners of the award have included:
- 1981 â , journalist for Al Hamishmar
- 1982 â Yehuda Litani, Haaretz reporter in the occupied territories; special posthumous recognition to Robert Weltsch, a Jewish journalist in Germany
- 1983 â Lieutenant Colonel Dov Yermiya, for his activities promoting the welfare of civilians in Lebanon; this was the first year the award was named after Emil Grunzweig
- 1984 â Moshe Negbi, editor of the radio program "Din Udvarim"
- 1985 â Baruch Meiri, journalist for Maariv
- 1986 â Prof. Yitzhak Zamir, former legal advisor to the government
- 1987 â High court justice Zvi Berenson
- 1988 â Reporters in the occupied territories
- 1989 â Alice Shalvi, the founder of the Israel Women's Network
- 1990 â Yitzhak Kadman, head of the Israel National Council for the Child
- 1991 â Dr. Lotte Salzberger, a founder of the
- 1992 â Bassem Eid, the founder of the Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group; special award to Mr. James Ya'acov Rosenthal, journalist, for his lifelong devotion to human rights
- 1993 â Eyal Simchoni, attorney
- 1994 â Yitzhak Clinton Bailey, campaigner for Bedouin rights
- 1995 â "Women against Violence", a foundation for aid to women and girls who have been victims of violence in the Arab sector
- 1996 â Gideon Levy, Haaretz journalist
- 1997 â "Community Advocacy", a legal organisation that assists residents of impoverished neighborhoods in obtaining their rights; the Juarish family, for agreeing to donate the organs of their son, killed by Israeli Defence Forces fire, to recipients both Jewish and Arab
- 1998 â Kav LaOved (Workers' Hotline), for their activities promoting the rights of foreign workers; Aluf Hareven former intelligence officer, Foreign Ministry official and scholar, for his strengthening the relations between Jews and Arabs; special lifetime award to Shulamit Aloni
- 1999 â Physicians for Human Rights and its founder Ruchama Marton
- 2000 â Haaretz journalist Dr. Yossi Algazi
- 2002 â The Hotline for migrant workers
- 2003 â the women of Machsom Watch, organization of Israeli women who monitor checkpoints
- 2004 â Hanna Safran, feminist
- 2006 â Adva Center for analysis of Israeli policy
- 2007 â Kolech ("Your Voice", fem.), the religious Zionist feminist movement
- 2008 â "Breaking the Silence"; The Refugee Rights Clinic at Tel Aviv University
- 2009 â Nir Katz of blessed memory; Ruth and Paul Kedar of the Yesh Din organization for human rights
- 2010 - Former Judge Yehudit Tsur; Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality and Oren Yiftachel
- 2011 â Keren Neubach, journalist; Tamar Pelleg-Sryck, attorney and human rights activist; Koah LaOvdim â Democratic Workersâ Organization
- 2012 â Attorney Gaby Lasky; Attorney Michael Sfard; Coalition Tag Meir
- 2013 â Sari Bashi and Gisha â The Legal Center for Freedom of Movement
- 2014-2015 â The Association of Rape Crisis Centers (ARCCI); Prof. Kenneth Mann and The Public DefenderâÂÂs Office
- 2017 â The Task Force on Human Trafficking and Prostitution; Vered Lee, journalist; Salah Haj Yahya, mobile clinic director, Physicians for Human Rights - Israel
- 2018 â Shula Keshet, artist, social and political activist and Mizrahi feminist; Odeh Bisharat, author; Itach MaâÂÂaki â Women Lawyers for Social Justice
- 2019 â Salametcom Association; Attorney Eitay Mack
- 2022 â Jessica Nevo, sociologist, co-founder of Justice in Case - The Center for Alternative Justice; , professor of history and social activist; Kholod Massalha, general manager, IâÂÂlam - Arab Center for Media Freedom, Development and Research
External links
- Full list of prizewinners from 1981 onward.