Candidate

Activity

Nominated by

Dr Izzeldin Abuelaish

Gynécologue palestinien, résident de Jabalia, le plus grand camp de réfugiés de la bande de Gaza, il exerce sa profession des deux côtés de la « frontière », tant en Israël qu'en Palestine, à la fois par choix et par idéal de paix.

Nominated by Véronique de Keyser, Hans Gert Pöttering, Caroline Lucas and 52 others

Foundation Vicente Ferrer

Foundation aiming to protect and promote the rights of minorities in India and to support the eradication of extreme poverty

Nominated by Andrés Perelló  and 39 others

Mr Dawit ISAAK

Eritrean journalist, writer and playwright, political prisoner since 2001.

Nominated by Eva-Britt Svensson on behalf of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left Group (GUE/NGL) as well as Olle Schmidt and 31 others

Mariam LAMIZANA

Ministre de l'Action Sociale et de Solidarité Nationale du Burkina Faso et activiste de la lutte contre les Mutilations Génitales Féminines

Nominated by Francesco Speroni on behalf of Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group (ELD/EFD)

Lyudmila Alexeyeva, Oleg Orlov and Sergei Kovalev on behalf of

MEMORIAL

and all other human rights defenders in Russia

Organisation promoting fundamental rights in post-Soviet states

Nominated by Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit on behalf of Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

MEMORIAL

Organisation promoting fundamental rights in post-Soviet states

Nominated by Saryusz-Wolski and 59 others

Dr Denis MUKWEGE

Medical Doctor, founder and Head of Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, he specialises in helping women and girls victims of rape and brutal sexual abuse.

Nominated by Guy Verhofsdtadt on behalf of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (ALDE)

Father Thaddeus,

NGUYEN VAN LY

Roman Catholic priest and prominent Vietnamese dissident involved in pro-democracy movements, for which he was imprisoned for almost 15 years.

Nominated by Michael Gahler and 44 others

Shadi SADR

on behalf of Neda and Iranian citizens striving for the respect of human rights

Iranian human rights attorney, feminist, activist and journalist, focusing in particular on ending the death penalty and stoning as well as on women's rights and equality

Nominated by Marietje Schaake and Barbara Lochbihler and 38 others

Roberto SAVIANO

Italian journalist and writer, threatened by the italian mafia as a consequence of his uncompromised attack on organised crime

Nominated by Sonia Alfano and 39 others