Democracy Award Recipients

• Dante Fascell, 1987
• Monica Jiminez de Barros, Chile; Jacek Kuron, Poland (1989)
• Václav Havel, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic; Violetta Chamorro, Nicaragua (1991)
• Han Dongfang, China; Gitobumanyara, Kenya; Vesna Pesic, Serbia (1993)
• Sergio Aguayo Quezado, Mexico; Monique Mujawamariya, Rwanda; Elena Bonner, Russia; Sergei Kovalyev, Russia (1995)
• Martin Lee, Hong Kong (1997)
• Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in China (1998)
• Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in Nigeria (1999)
• Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in Kosovo (2000)
• A Hero of Human Rights and Democracy in Mexico (2001)
• Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in the Muslim World (2002)
• Honoring Heroes of Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea (2003)
• Leaders of organizations known as the backbone of the democracy movement in Russia (2004)
• Democratic activists from Afghanistan (2005)
• Four democratic activists from Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe, and Sudan (2006)
• Courageous efforts of journalists, publishers and press freedom advocates in Egypt, Russia, Venezuela and Southeast Asia (2007)
• Heroic efforts of Chinese workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within China (2008)
• Cuban workers, lawyers, and writers working to advance democratic values and fundamental rights within Cuba (2009)
• Lessons from Other Transitions to Democracy and The Road Ahead – Strategic Challenges for the Democratic Movement in Iran (2010)
• Tunisians and Egyptians Who Have Struggled for a Democratic Future (2011)
• Burma’s Democracy Movement (2012)
• Our Democratic Future: The Role of Youth in Advancing Democracy (2013)
• Tireless defenders of human rights in China (2014)
• Political prisoners of Venezuela (2015)
• Anti-Corruption Activists from Afghanistan, Angola, Guatemala, Malaysia, and Ukraine (2017)
• Civil Society Movement for Human Rights and Democracy in North Korea (2018)
• Honoring Defenders of Human and Religious Rights in China (2019)
• Sudan's Civil Society (2020)