Nominations for The Charles Bronfman Prize 2011 will be received between November 1, 2010 and January 14, 2011.
Forms and guidelines will be available in October.
Forms and guidelines will be available in October.
In parts of Africa, entire communities at risk of genocide have become populations of displaced refugees. The valiant efforts at survival of mothers, fathers, and children - many of them orphaned - are threatened by persecution, terror, rape and murder. In their search for safety, many refugees fall through the cracks of humanitarian assistance and live in peril.
Meanwhile, in Burma, China, Cameroon, Cuba, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Vietnam - and other parts of the world where human rights are compromised - prisoners of conscience languish...tortured, unaided, and without hope of justice. Their crimes? Pressing for freedom through non-violent means. Peacefully representing the voice of their people. Daring to seek change in the harsh rule of repressive regimes.
The courage and suffering of these people is immeasurable. But today their needs are being recognized--and their hope of justice is being restored--through ingenuity, dedication, and inspired leadership. The Charles Bronfman Prize is honored to recognize our 2010 recipients for the direct impact and broader implications of their work in the field of Human Rights.
Sasha Chanoff leads a Boston-based international refugee agency, rescuing refugees in life-threatening situations by permanently relocating them to countries where they can rebuild their lives in safety and with dignity. Learn more >
Jared Genser is a Washington-based international human rights lawyer and redeemer of captives, whose mission is to free prisoners of conscience through focused legal, political, and public relations advocacy efforts. Learn more >
Read about our 2010 recipients in our official announcement and in articles in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and Tonic