List of Laureates
| Year | Laureate(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nnimmo Bassey | Nigeria |
| 2011 | Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) and their leader Frank Mugisha | Uganda |
| 2010 | Bishop José Raúl Vera López | Mexico |
| 2009 | Malahat Nasibova | Azerbaijan |
| 2008 | Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2007 | National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights | India |
| 2006 | Thich Quang Do | Vietnam |
| 2005 | Lidia Yusupova | Russia |
| 2004 | Rebiya Kadeer | China |
| 2003 | Paulos Tesfagiorgis | Eritrea |
| 2002 | Sidi Mohammed Daddach | Western Sahara |
| 2001 | Shirin Ebadi | Iran |
| 2000 | Kim Dae-jung | South Korea |
| 1999 | Gennady Grushevoy | Belarus |
| 1998 | ECPAT | Thailand |
| 1997 | The Romani people, represented by Ian Hancock | Romani people |
| 1996 | Palermo Anno Uno | Italy |
| 1995 | Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia | Russia |
| 1994 | Leyla Zana | Turkey |
| 1993 | The people of East Timor, represented by José Ramos-Horta | East Timor |
| 1992 | Preah Maha Ghosananda | Cambodia |
| 1991 | Jelena Bonner | Russia |
| 1990 | Aung San Suu Kyi | Burma |
| 1989 | Doina Cornea FIDESZ (Dr Peter Molnar) |
Romania Hungary |
| 1988 | Trivimi Velliste | Estonian SSR |
| 1987 | Jiří Hájek | Czechoslovakia |
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