43 Major Awards
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Sakai peace award, Japan 2012 |
| Global Citizen
Award, Atlantic Council, New York2012 |
| NASUWT
International Solidarity Award, UK 2012 |
| United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum Elie Wiesel Award, 2012 |
| Bhagwan
Mahavir World Peace Award, India 2012 |
| Shaheed
Benazir Bhutto Award for Democracy 2012 |
|
Eleanor
Roosevelt Awards for Global Women’s Rights 2011 |
| Battle of Crete Award at
Washington Oxi Day, USA 2011 |
|
Global
Leadership Award (Trail-Blazer) – Voice of Decade 2011 |
| Wallenberg_Medal 2011
|
| Queen
of Myanmar’s Democracy and Human Rights Manav Ekta
Parishad, India 2010 |
| Benazir Bhutto Shaheed
Award,the Pakistan People’s Party, Islamabad, Pakistan 2010 |
| Ambassador
of Conscience Award from Amnesty International 2009 |
| Democracy
and Peace Award of Japanese Diet Members’ League Japanese Diet
Members’ League, Tokyo, Japan 2009 |
| Mahatma
Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation 2009 |
| Trumpet of Conscience
Award , set up in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., USA 2009 |
| Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International
Deshprem Award, India, 2007 |
| Freedom Award Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
Institute, USA 2006 |
| Freedom from Fear award 2006 |
| Outstanding Women in Buddhism (Award for
Battling for Democracy) The United Nations Gender and Religious department 2005
|
| Kwangju Human
Rights Award, Memory Foundation from South Korea 2004 |
| MTV
Humanitarian Award, "Free Your Mind" MTV Europe, EDINBURGH, UK
2003 |
| Al Neuharth Free Spirit of the Year Award
Freedom Forum, Washington, USA 2002 |
| CAW Nelson Mandela Human Rights Award Canada
2000 |
| Freedom Award International Republican
Institute, USA 1999 |
| Profiles in
Courage Award Kennedy Society of Denmark 1997 |
| International Award St. Angela's Peace and
Justice Group, Eire 1997 |
| Distinguished Alumni Award Central University,
Delhi University 1997 |
| Pearl S. Buck Foundation Woman's Award, USA 1997
|
| Empty Chair Award Women of the Year Lunch,
London, UK 1996 |
| W.
Averell Harriman Democracy Award, National Democratic Institute, U.S.A 1996
|
| Rajiv Shmirti Parashka [Rajiv Gandhi Memorial
Award] 1996 |
| Asia Human Rights Award Federation - Human
Rights of Asia, Japan 1996 |
| IRC Freedom Award International Rescue Committee
1995 |
| Gandhi Award Simon Fraser University, Canada
1995 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru
Award for International Understanding 1993 |
| Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law,
Los Angeles, USA 1993 |
| Prix Litteraire des Droits de l'Homme Nouveaux
Droits de l'Homme, France 1992 |
| Annual Award of the international Human Rights
Law Group (USA) 1992 |
| Humanities Human Rights Award (USA) 1991 |
| Sakharov Freedom of
Thought (European Parliament) 1991 |
| Nobel Peace Award, Oslo, Norway 1991 |
| Thorolf Rafto Human Rights,
Norway 1990 |
14 Prizes
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| Chatham House
Prize 2011 |
| Catalonia
International Prize (shared with Dr. Cynthia Maung), Barcelona, Spain 2008
|
| Olof Palme Prize
Sweden, 2005 |
| Madanjeet
Singh Prize for Promotion of Tolerance &
non-Violence, UNESCO 2002 |
| Collage United Nations Prize 2001 Germany 2001
|
| International Social Welfare
Prize, University of Southern CaliforniaSchool of Social Work 2001 |
| Prize For Freedom of the Liberal International
1995 |
| Victor Jara International Human Rights Center,
Los Angeles, USA 1993 |
| Rose Prize, International Forum of the Danish
Labour Movement, Copenhagen 1993 |
| International
Simon Bolivar prize UNESCO 1992 |
| Marisa Bellisario Price Italy 1992 |
| Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize 1990 |
| Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought,
European Parliament 1990 |
|
 Sculpture by U Aung
Myat Thu
Donated by Barrister U Soe Myint (2012)
31 Honorary
Doctorates
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| Honorary Doctorate degree at Seoul National
University (SNU), South Korea |
| Doctor of Laws Honorary degree, The University
of Hong Kong 2012 |
| Honorary Degree – Doctor of Law
Carleton
University, Ottawa, Canada 2011 |
| Honorary Doctor of
Literature University of Johannesburg, South African 2011 |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws,
University
of Ulster, Ulster 2009 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Colgate
University 2008 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Law, University of Natal,
S. Africa 2007 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Law, University of Cape
Town, South Africa 2007 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Law Natal University,
South Africa 1997 |
| Honorary Doctor of Laws, Memorial University of
Newfoundland 2004 |
| Honorary Doctorate in
Politics,Philosophy,Economics Rangsit University, Thailand 2004 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of
Bristol, UK 1998 |
| Honorary Doctorate Cambridge University 1998
|
| Doctor of Laws Honorary degree from the
University of Bath, UK 1998 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of
Melbourne, Australia 1998 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Wales,
Cardiff, UK 1998 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of Wales,
Cardiff 1998 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of
Bristol, UK 1998 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws University of
Melbourne, Australia 1998 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Law Charles University in
Prague, Czech Republic 1997 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Letters Glasgow
University, UK 1997 |
|
Honorary Doctorate of
Letters Sydney University of Technology, Australia 1997 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Letters California
Chapman University, USA 1997 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Law America
University,Washington D.C, U.S.A 1997 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Letters California Chapman
University, U.S.A 1997 |
| Honorary Doctorate of
Civil Law University of Oxford 1995 |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws Queen's University,
Canada 1995 |
| Honorary Doctorate Philosophy & Letters,
Free University of Brussels 1994 |
|
Honorary Doctorate of Law
University of Toronto, Canada 1993 |
| Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy & Letters,
Premio Mujer Progresista (Federacion Mujeres Progresistas, Spanish Federation
of Progressive Women, Madrid) 1993 |
| Honorary Doctorate in Political Science
Thammasat University, Thailand 1992 |
|
19 Highest
Sovereign Awards & Freedom of Cities
|
| Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur,
France 2012 |
| Freedom of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK 2011 |
| Freedom of the City (an Honorary Freewoman of
the
city of Brighton & Hove) 2011 |
| Freedom of
Glasgow 2009 |
|
Freedom
of the City Dundee, Scotland 2008 |
| Congressional Gold Medal, Congress’
highest civilian honor, Congress, USA 2008 |
| Honorary Canadian citizenship2008 |
| Freedom of the City Award, City Council of
Edinburgh, UK 2005 |
| Freedom of Galway City Galway city, Ireland June
2005 |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom Award U.S.A.
2000 |
| Freedom of Dublin City, Ireland 1999 |
| Freedom of the City (Oxford, UK) 1998 |
| Honorary Citizenship of
Rome, Italy 1997 |
| Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia
1996 |
| Freedom of the City Award, The City Council of
Edinburgh, Scotland 2005 |
| The Freedom of the City Aversa, Italy 1995 |
| Honorary Citizen of
Paris France 2004 |
| Bremen Solidarity City of Bremen, Germany 1993
|
| The Freedom of the City Commune of Giugliano,
Italy 1993 |
19 Honorary
Presidents, Fellowships & Memberships
|
| Honorary Individual Membership
Council
of Asian Liberals and Democrats 2010 |
| Honorary Member of the Club of Madrid
2008 |
| Honorary Council Member,
The
Council of Women World Leaders, USA 2008 |
| Honorary President of the LSESU 2007 |
| Honorary
Member of the Elders brought together by Nelson Mandela 2007 |
| Honorary Membership UNISON, Britain's largest
trade union, 2005 |
| Freedom of Galway City Galway city, Ireland 2005
|
| Collage United Nations Prize 2001 Germany 2001
|
| International Social Welfare Prize
University of Southern California, USA 2001 |
| Member, Advisory Board Francois-Xavier Bagnoud
Center, Harvard University 1993 |
| Member Academie Universelle des Cultures (Paris)
1993 |
| Honorary Member World Commission on Culture and
Development (UNESCO) 1992 |
| Honorary Professional Fellowship Law and Society
Trust (Sri Lanka) 1992 |
| Honrary Life Member University of London Union
(UK) 1992 |
| Honorary
President Students' Union LondonSchool of Economics &
Political Science 1992 |
| Honorary Member International PEN (English
Centre) 1992 |
| Honorary Member International PEN (Norwegian
Center) 1991 |
| Honorary Member International PEN (Candian
Center) 1991 |
| Honorary Fellow St Hugh's College (Oxford, UK)
1990 |
5 Honorary Degrees
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|
Honorary
Degree from Johns Hopkins University, USA 2012 |
| Honory Degree in Political Science Thammasat University,
Thailand 2005 |
| Honorary Degree Bucknell University 1999 |
| Honorary degree Université catholique de Louvain,
Belgium, 1998 |
| Honorary Degree University of Bath (UK) 1998 |
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