Established in 1989, this award was named after the principal founder of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the organization later known as the International League for Human Rights. Every two years, the Baldwin Award is presented by Human Rights First to an advocate or organization outside the United States that has demonstrated effective work in human rights advancement and faces insecurity as a result. The winner is selected by a jury and receives a $30,000 prize.

Previous Winners

2024: Dang Dinh Bach (Vietnam)

2022: Angelo Karlo Guillen (Philippines)

2020: Albert Ho (Hong Kong)

2018: Mwatana Organization for Human Rights (Yemen)

2016: Janvier Murairi Bakihanaye (Democratic Republic of Congo)

2014: Kholoud Saber Barakat (Egypt)

2012: Bahrain Center for Human Rights (Bahrain)

2010: Jesus Tecu Osorio; The New Hope Foundation (Guatemala)

2008: Galkayo Education Center for Peace and Development (Somalia)

2006: National Movement for Victims of State Crimes (Colombia)

2004: African Association for the Defense of Human Rights ASADHO (Democratic Republic of Congo)

2002: Guinean Organization for Human Rights (Guinea)

1998: Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights LICADHO (Cambodia)

1996: Union of Indigenous Communities of the Northern Zone of the Isthmus (Mexico)

1994: Human Rights Foundation of Turkey

1992: Legal Aid Institute (Indonesia)

1990: Nigeria Civil Liberties Organization (Nigeria)