Sami Huraini: staying steadfast in the land coveted by Israel
October 10, 2024
The Martin Ennals Award is an annual prize for human rights defenders. Finalists and the Laureate are selected by a Jury of ten of the world’s leading human rights NGOs. The Award provides protection and support to human rights defenders who are at risk.
Martin Ennals was a British human rights activist who served as Secretary General of Amnesty International from 1968 to 1980. He co-founded the human rights organizations ARTICLE 19, International Alert and HURIDOCS.
The Martin Ennals Award is an annual prize for human rights defenders. Finalists and the Laureate are selected by a Jury of ten of the world’s leading human rights NGOs. The Award provides protection and support to human rights defenders who are at risk.
The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) is a unique collaboration
among ten of the world’s leading human rights organizations with the aim of
providing protection to human rights defenders worldwide.
“We’re dealing with generations of people who know only to force their way through the system”
Every year, three Finalists for the Martin Ennals Award are selected by a Jury composed
of ten of the world’s leading human rights NGOs.