Target groups: Candidates who have performed a unique difference in a given group’s human rights situation, have been conducive to revealing large-scale systemic violations, or have successfully mobilized public opinion or the international community for a cause
Eligible countries: Europe and beyond
Short description: Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. created in 2013, aims to reward outstanding civil society for defending human rights in Europe and beyond.
Date: September 2021 (date tbc): Award Ceremony of the 2021 Prize at the Council of Europe; September/October 2021 (date tbc): Conference in Prague in honour of the laureate of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize;
