United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights

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United Nations prize human rights award

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
United Nations Human Rights Prize	6
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights canonical	4
United Nations Human Rights Award	2
UN Human Rights Prize	1
UN Peace Prize	1
UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T249864 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
Context triple: [Malala Yousafzai, awardReceived, United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights]

A. Nansen Refugee Award
The Nansen Refugee Award is a prestigious humanitarian honor presented by the United Nations to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees, displaced, or stateless people.
B. 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.
C. Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is a prestigious human rights award given by the European Parliament to individuals and groups who have made exceptional contributions to defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.
D. UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
The UNESCO Prize for Peace Education is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to promoting peace, human rights, and non-violence through education.
E. Lenin Peace Prize
The Lenin Peace Prize was a Soviet-era international award given to prominent individuals worldwide for their contributions to peace and anti-imperialist solidarity.
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: United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
Target entity description: 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.

A. Nansen Refugee Award
The Nansen Refugee Award is a prestigious humanitarian honor presented by the United Nations to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees, displaced, or stateless people.
B. 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.
C. Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is a prestigious human rights award given by the European Parliament to individuals and groups who have made exceptional contributions to defending human rights and fundamental freedoms.
D. UNESCO Prize for Peace Education
The UNESCO Prize for Peace Education is an international award that honors individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to promoting peace, human rights, and non-violence through education.
E. Lenin Peace Prize
The Lenin Peace Prize was a Soviet-era international award given to prominent individuals worldwide for their contributions to peace and anti-imperialist solidarity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations prize ⓘ human rights award ⓘ
administeredBy	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
aim	encourage continued efforts in human rights promotion ⓘ highlight exemplary human rights work worldwide ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	UN Human Rights Prize ⓘ linked to: United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
awardedFor	outstanding contributions to the promotion of human rights ⓘ outstanding contributions to the protection of human rights ⓘ
category	international award ⓘ
ceremonyCity	New York City ⓘ
ceremonyCountry	United States of America ⓘ
ceremonyDate	10 December ⓘ
ceremonyHeldOn	Human Rights Day ⓘ
ceremonyLocation	United Nations Headquarters ⓘ
country	United Nations ⓘ
eligibleRecipients	groups ⓘ individuals ⓘ institutions ⓘ organizations ⓘ
establishedBy	United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ linked to: United Nations General Assembly resolutions
establishedInContextOf	commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
field	human rights ⓘ
firstAwarded	1968 ⓘ
firstAwardedOnOccasionOf	20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
frequency	every five years ⓘ
hasComponent	bronze plaque ⓘ citation ⓘ
inception	1966 ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
monetaryValue	no monetary reward ⓘ
notableRecipient	Amnesty International ⓘ Eleanor Roosevelt (posthumous recognition via early laureates) ⓘ linked to: Eleanor Roosevelt International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ Malala Yousafzai ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ Nelson Mandela ⓘ
presentedBy	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
relatedTo	United Nations human rights mechanisms ⓘ linked to: United Nations human rights system Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
selectionBy	committee appointed by the United Nations General Assembly President ⓘ
selectionCriteria	impact on promotion and protection of human rights ⓘ leadership in human rights advocacy ⓘ significant contributions to human rights ⓘ
status	active ⓘ
symbolizes	global recognition of human rights defenders ⓘ
typicalNumberOfLaureatesPerCycle	multiple laureates ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malala Yousafzai → awardReceived → United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights ⓘ

Amnesty International → awarded → United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights ⓘ

United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights → alsoKnownAs → UN Human Rights Prize ⓘ