5th Edition Freedom Prize 2023

March
15
25
April
  • The call for proposals
  • The international panel of judges
  • The vote I vote
  • The results

The Freedom Prize invites young people aged between 15 to 25 years old from France and around the world to choose an inspiring person or organisation, committed to an exemplary fight for freedom.

The nominees

Club des jeunes filles de Guinée

Club des jeunes filles leaders de Guinée

Guinea
Protecting the rights of Guinean girls
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Txai Surui

Txai
Surui

Brazil
Fighting for natives peoples' rights and for the climate
See her portrait

If you encounter any technical difficulties during the voting process, please write to prixliberte@normandie.fr

The international panel of judges

The deliberations

From 7 to 10 February 2023, an international jury of 24 young people met in Caen to study more than 400 profiles of people and organisations proposed for the Freedom Prize by young people from all over the world.

Chaired by Magali Lafourcade, Magistrate and Secretary General of the Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'Homme (CNCDH), the jury revealed on Friday 10 February the names of the three nominees for the fifth edition of the Freedom Prize. They are : Club des jeunes filles leaders de Guinée, ECPAT International (world), Txai Surui (Brazil). 

Jury Prix Liberté 2023 - 1

La lauréate 2022

Sam Itauma - CRARN - 2022

Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network / CRARN

Founded in 2003 in Rivers and Akwa Ibom States, Nigeria, CRARN provides medical, psychological and humanitarian support to street children who are discriminated against because of their alleged evil powers. CRARN runs a reception centre and a school where the children can rebuild their lives. Since 2003, CRARN has rescued and assisted more than 8000 children.

The 2021 laureate

Sonita Alizada

Sonita Alizada is a rapper born in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime. At 9 years old, her parents plan to marry her but Sonita and her family leaves the country in order to flee the war. They take refuge in Iran and the marriage is canceled. In Tehran, an NGO gives her access to education and work as a cleaning lady. While listening to a song by the rapper Eminem, Sonita has a revelation and began to write in order to tell her story and denounce forced marriage around the world. Her first song "Brides for sale" becomes a real phenomenon.

The 2020 laureate

Loujain al-Hathloul

Loujain is a 30 years old Saudi woman and a leading figure in peaceful activism for women's rights. She is fighting to end the repressive male guardianship system in her country. Arrested in May 2018 for defying the ban on women driving in the kingdom, she was released on 10 February 2021 after 1001 days in prison. She is still in conditionnal release and subject to house arrest.

The 2019 laureate

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg is a young Swedish woman known for her fight against the lack of awareness, the inaction of heads of states and governments concerning the climate emergency. She missed school every Friday to demonstrate in front of the Stockholm Parliament and launched the “Fridays For Future” movement. Greta Thunberg notably spoke at COP24, in December 2018 in Katowice (Poland), and at the Davos Economic Forum (Switzerland), in early 2019.

Ressources

The Freedom Quiz

Is freedom a subject that speaks to you? It may seem obvious, even acquired, but is it really? Let's see it right away! 

The English version of the quiz will be available soon.