John Humphrey Freedom Award
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The John Humphrey Freedom Award is a Canadian human rights prize that honors individuals or organizations demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in promoting human rights and democratic development.
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| John Humphrey Freedom Award canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Humphrey Freedom Award Context triple: [Sima Samar, awardReceived, John Humphrey Freedom Award]
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A.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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B.
Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
The Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights.
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C.
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award is an international honor recognizing individuals and organizations who demonstrate extraordinary courage and activism in the pursuit of human rights and social justice.
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D.
Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
The Nuremberg International Human Rights Award is a biennial prize that honors individuals and organizations worldwide for outstanding efforts in promoting and protecting human rights.
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E.
Defenders of Democracy Award
The Defenders of Democracy Award is an honor recognizing individuals or organizations for their outstanding efforts in protecting and advancing democratic values and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Humphrey Freedom Award Target entity description: The John Humphrey Freedom Award is a Canadian human rights prize that honors individuals or organizations demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in promoting human rights and democratic development.
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A.
Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize
The Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize is an award presented by the Lannan Foundation to honor individuals whose work courageously advances social justice, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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B.
Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
The Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights is a prestigious honor recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights.
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C.
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award is an international honor recognizing individuals and organizations who demonstrate extraordinary courage and activism in the pursuit of human rights and social justice.
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D.
Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
The Nuremberg International Human Rights Award is a biennial prize that honors individuals and organizations worldwide for outstanding efforts in promoting and protecting human rights.
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E.
Defenders of Democracy Award
The Defenders of Democracy Award is an honor recognizing individuals or organizations for their outstanding efforts in protecting and advancing democratic values and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian award
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human rights award ⓘ |
| awardFor |
promotion of democratic development
ⓘ
promotion of human rights ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| eligibility |
individuals
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organizations ⓘ |
| field | human rights ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
monetary prize
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national speaking tour in Canada ⓘ |
| honours |
civil society organizations
ⓘ
democracy activists ⓘ human rights defenders ⓘ |
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| location | Canada ⓘ |
| motto | recognizing courage in the promotion of human rights and democratic development ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Humphrey
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surface form:
John Peters Humphrey
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| namedForRoleOfNamesake | principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| organizer | International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Rights & Democracy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor individuals or organizations demonstrating exceptional courage in promoting human rights
ⓘ
to honor leadership in democratic development ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
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surface form:
Government of Canada
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How these facts were elicited
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Subject: John Humphrey Freedom Award Description of subject: The John Humphrey Freedom Award is a Canadian human rights prize that honors individuals or organizations demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in promoting human rights and democratic development.
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