Max van der Stoel Award
A special jury composed of distinguished experts of international repute and chaired by the High Commissioner chooses the winner of the Max van der Stoel Award. Only OSCE institutions, field missions and delegations of the OSCE participating States may nominate candidates directly. Others can propose an eligible candidate by contacting their local OSCE mission, a delegation to the OSCE or one of the OSCE institutions: they will decide whether to nominate the proposed candidate. Eligible candidates include international organizations, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, government bodies or individuals with a record of excellence in the field of improving the position of national minorities in the OSCE area. For more information, see the factsheet.
Winners of the Max van der Stoel award:
2024 - Natur og Ungdom, Norway
2022 - Social Justice Center, Georgia
2020 - Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, Dublin, Ireland
2018 - The high school students from the municipality of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2016 - The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research, Nicosia, Cyprus
2014 - Spravedlivost, Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan
2011 - The Nansen Dialogue Centre Skopje, North Macedonia
2009 - Integration and Development Centre for Information and Research, Ukraine
2007 - European Roma Rights Centre, Hungary
2003 - Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies, Latvia