Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

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human rights award international 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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Label	Occurrences
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award canonical	6
RFK Human Rights Award	2
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights awards program	1
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights awards programs	1
Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award (honorary recognition)	1

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Target entity: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
Context triple: [Kailash Satyarthi, awardReceived, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award]

A. Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
B. 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.
C. Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service
The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service is an honor recognizing individuals who have made exceptional contributions to humanitarian causes and public service.
D. United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is a prestigious UN honor awarded periodically to individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide.
E. National Endowment for Democracy Democracy Award
The National Endowment for Democracy Democracy Award is an honor presented by the National Endowment for Democracy to individuals or organizations demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in advancing human rights and democratic values worldwide.
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: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
Target entity description: 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.

A. Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
B. 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.
C. Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service
The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service is an honor recognizing individuals who have made exceptional contributions to humanitarian causes and public service.
D. United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights is a prestigious UN honor awarded periodically to individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide.
E. National Endowment for Democracy Democracy Award
The National Endowment for Democracy Democracy Award is an honor presented by the National Endowment for Democracy to individuals or organizations demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in advancing human rights and democratic values worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human rights award ⓘ international award ⓘ
administeredBy	Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	RFK Human Rights Award ⓘ linked to: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
associatedWith	Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights ⓘ
awardType	non-governmental human rights prize ⓘ
commemorates	legacy of Robert F. Kennedy in human rights and social justice ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibility	individuals ⓘ organizations ⓘ
field	human rights ⓘ social justice ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasComponent	advocacy partnership with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights ⓘ monetary support for laureates ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasTargetRegion	global ⓘ
honors	grassroots human rights defenders ⓘ social justice activists ⓘ
inception	1984 ⓘ
mottoOrTheme	honoring those who stand up to oppression ⓘ
namedAfter	Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ
namedAfterFullName	Robert Francis Kennedy ⓘ linked to: Robert F. Kennedy
namedForRoleOfNamesake	U.S. Attorney General ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney General U.S. Senator ⓘ
organizerType	non-governmental organization ⓘ
presentedBy	Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights ⓘ
purpose	to honor activism in the pursuit of social justice ⓘ to recognize individuals and organizations demonstrating extraordinary courage in the pursuit of human rights ⓘ
scope	international ⓘ
selectionCriteria	extraordinary courage ⓘ impact on human rights ⓘ impact on social justice ⓘ sustained activism ⓘ
supports	advocacy campaigns for laureates ⓘ legal and policy advocacy for human rights defenders ⓘ
typicalLocationOfCeremony	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
valuesPromoted	civil rights ⓘ political freedom ⓘ rule of law ⓘ social equality ⓘ
website	https://rfkhumanrights.org ⓘ

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