The Jury of the Sérgio Vieira de Mello Award has selected the candidates, whose names will be announced on October 24th during the Gala Ceremony.
The Award Jury consists of representatives from the President of the Republic of Poland, the Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Embassies and Consulates supporting the Association’s efforts in the field of human rights, the President of the Institute of National Remembrance (until 2020), the Ombudsman, the Award’s Founders and Initiators – the ZNAK Foundation and the Villa Decius Association, and since 2020, the Mayor of Krakow. Previous laureates of the Award include Tadeusz Mazowiecki, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Sergei Kovalev, Shevah Weiss, Pietro Bartolo, Tamila Tasheva, and the late Paweł Adamowicz. To submit a nomination, the appropriate application form must be completed. Please make sure to review the regulations published below.
This award honors those who actively promote peaceful coexistence and cooperation among societies, religions, and cultures. We invite you to follow the announcement of the results!