Since 1996, PGA has held the Defender of Democracy Awards in conjunction with its Annual Parliamentary Forum. The Defender of Democracy Award is presented to individuals who, through their own commitment and active engagement, have made significant progress in strengthening democracy and democratic practices.
In 2011, PGA honoured the President of Sierra Leone for his fight against corruption and the implementation of policies to promote peace, democracy and transparency in his country.
Professor, Middle East Technical University in Ankara, and Member (-elect) of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Chairwoman of the Hermanas Mirabal Foundation
Founder/Chair of the Global March Against Child Labour
Barrister-at-Law, Senior Advocate Supreme Court
H.E. Mr. Leonel Antonio Fernandez Reyna (Dominican Republic)
President of the (Dominican Republic)
Rt. Hon. Don McKinnon
Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia)
President of Liberia
Senator Ken Nnamani (Nigeria)
Former Senate President of Nigeria
Dr. Nafis Sadik (Pakistan)
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
Mrs. Yukika Sohma (Japan)
Humanitarian and Human Rights Activist
Mrs. Mary Robinson (Ireland)
President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative (2005), Former President of Ireland, Former United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights
Rt. Hon. Helen Clark (New Zealand)
Prime Minister
H.E. Mr. George Papandreou (Greece)
Foreign Minister
Dr. Chee Soon Juan (Singapore)
Secretary-General, Singapore Democratic Party
H.E. Mr. Philippe Kirsch (Canada)
Ambassador of Canada to the Kingdom of Sweden
Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan
Mr. Dipak Patel (Zambia)
MP, Former PGA member
H.E. Kim Dae-jung (Republic of Korea)
President
Sra. Estela Barnes de Carlotto (Argentina)
On behalf of Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
H.E. Dr. Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon (Mexico)
President
Mr. John Hume, MEP
(Northern Ireland)
Dr. Hanan Mikhail-Ashrawi
Founder of the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy
Prof. M. Cherif Bassiouni
Director, International Criminal Justice & Weapons Control Center, DePaul University
Ms. Charity Kaluki Ngilu, MP (Kenya)
On behalf of the Multi-Party Group in Kenya
The Late Hon. Bella S. Abzug
Co-founder and President, Women's Environment and Development Organization - Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award
H.E. Arthur N.R. Robinson (Trinidad and Tobago)
President, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
H.E. Jan P. Pronk (The Netherlands)
Minister of Development Cooperation
The Hon. Kristina Svensson (Sweden)
Swedish Ambassador to Zambia/Malawi
The Hon. Leonce Ngendakumana, MP (Burundi)
President, National Assembly
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