Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award

The Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award is an award made annually by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel to "an individual or NGO that has made a unique contribution to the advancement of human rights in Israel". The award was established in 1981 but was renamed in 1983 after the murder of activist Emil Grunzweig by a grenade thrown by a right-wing activist during a Peace Now demonstration against the war in Lebanon.

Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award
Awarded fora unique contribution to the advancement of human rights in Israel
CountryIsrael
Presented byAssociation for Civil Rights in Israel
First awarded1981; 43 years ago (1981)

Winners of the award

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Winners of the award have included:

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  • "The Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award". Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Full list of prizewinners from 1981 onward.