Alkarama Award

The Alkarama Award is a prize presented every year to an individual or an organisation that has significantly contributed to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Arab world. The prize-giving ceremony is held around Human Rights Day, 10 December.

Who is eligible for the Alkarama Award?

Any individual or organisation who has significantly contributed to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Arab world is eligible to receive the Alkarama Award for human rights defenders. Please submit your candidates here.

Who were the past recipients of the Alkarama Award?

• 2014: Shireen Issawi (Palestine)
• 2013: Abdulelah Haider Shaye (Yemen)
• 2012: Mohamed Abdullah Al Roken (UAE) and Saud Mukhtar Al Hashimi (Saudi Arabia)
• 2011: Aida Seif Al Dawla (Egypt) and Said bin Zair (Saudi Arabia)
• 2010: Haithem Al Maleh (Syria)
• 2009: Ali Yahia Abdennour (Algeria)