Previous winners of The University of Oslo's Human Rights Award

Winner	Year
Sonja Biserko Biserko received the award for her tireless efforts and active international involvement in human rights. Especially for her efforts in working with refugees, documentation of war crimes and women's rights.	2010
Nils Johan Lavik Lavik received the award for his long-term commitment and work for refugees in Norway, and to have contributed to enhancing knowledge of and respect for human rights among doctors and medical staff.	2009
Erik Møse Møse received the prize for his tireless efforts and his active international involvement for many years for the promotion of human rights.	2008
Khaled Abou El Fadl El Fadl got the prize for his profilic and insightful analysis between Islamic Law and Human Rights.	2007
Ole Henrik Magga Magga was awarded for his tireless efforts and active international involvement for the Sami indigenous people in Norway and recognition of indigenous peoples worldwide through a number of years.	2006
Theo van Boven van Boven got the prize forr his long-lasting and fruitful contribution to fight torture, enforced disappearance and other severe violations of human rights.	2005
Asma Jahangir The Pakistani lawyer and human rights activist got the prize for her fight against honour killings in her home country, and her international work as UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.	2002
Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Palistine Red Cresent Society (PRCS) They got the prize for their outstanding humanitarian contribution during the present conflict in the Middle East. (Englar i Det heilage landet, Uniforum 11.10.01 (in Norwegian))	2001
Radhika Coomaraswamy The Sri Lankan director of the International Centre for Ethnic Studies in Colombo, and the United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women, including its causes and consequences. Vold mot kvinner: et spørsmål om ære, Uniforum 06.12.00 (in Norwegian)	2000
Maria Paz Rojaz Baeza The Chilean doctor and human rights activist, got the prize as a recognition of her work with torture victims and her involvement in human rights issues in South America. Lita kvinne velta brutal diktator, Uniforum 25.03.99 (in Norwegian)	1998
Felice Lieh Mak A Chinese professor of psychiatry who has actively fought against laws of discrimination (forced abortion, mentally retarded) proposed by the Chinese authorities.	1996
Adam Demaci The Kosovar-Albanian author got the prize for his non-violent opposition to the Serb occupation.	1995
Kristian Ottosen Ottosen got the prize for his lifetime work of documenting the fate of all Norwegians who were captured by the Nazis and incarcerated in Germany during World War II.	1994
Gerhard Schoenberner Schoenberner got the prize For his activities to teach Germans about the terrors of the Nazis.	1993
Lopez and Marcelliano Lopez end marcelliano got the prize for their fight against violence and torture in the Philippines.	1992
Eigil Nansen Nansen got the prize for his work with refugees and human rights.	1991
Georg Klein The Swedish pathologist who has been dedicated to humanistic work.	1990
Inge Genefke Genefke got the prize for her work at the rehabilitation centre for torture victims in Copenhagen.	1989
Robert Lifton Lifton got the prize for his study on the aftermath of the atomic bomb and the psychology of Nazi-KZ-doctors.	1988
A. Koragin The Russian psychiatrist got the prize for his fight against the political misuse of psychiatry.	1987
Elie Wiesel Wiesel got the prize for his outstanding contribution toward the humanization of humanity and thereby to the cause of peace.	1986

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