28/09/2026 | Prizes
The fourteenth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh. The prize was presented at a special ceremony on the opening day of the autumn plenary session of the...
01/09/2026 | Prizes
The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the 2026 award. Meeting in Prague, the panel – made up of independent figures from the world of human...
22/06/2026 | Session
The 2026 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment has been awarded to My Voice, My Choice, a grassroots feminist movement originating in Slovenia that brings together more than 300 organisations from across the European Union to work towards safe and accessible abortion. The 60,000-euro annual prize...
08/06/2026 | Prizes
PACE President Petra Bayr has presented the seventh ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award at the Krakow Film Festival to 'Tickling The Devil', a documentary by Polish documentary photographer and film-maker Piotr Małecki and Polish documentary photographer Maciej Nabrdalik. The film, centred on renowned...
06/05/2026 | Prizes
The selection panel of the Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment, which rewards outstanding initiatives to promote the empowerment of women in all their diversity in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the third edition of the prize. A joint initiative of the Icelandic...
30/04/2026 | Prizes
The Selection Panel for the Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment, chaired by Petra Bayr, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), and composed of six independent members with recognised standing in the field of women’s empowerment, will meet on 6 May at the...
22/04/2026 | Prizes
The 2026 Europe Prize has been awarded by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to the city of Reggio Emilia in Italy. The Prize is awarded each year to the city that has been most active in promoting the European ideal. Reggio Emilia is a city of 171,000 inhabitants located...
16/03/2026 | Prizes
The former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Rousopoulos, presented the sixth ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival. The international jury selected Birds of War, a documentary by the Lebanese journalist...
16/01/2026 | Prizes
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in partnership with the Charta 77 Foundation, has issued a call for nominations for the 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. The Prize, created in 2013, aims to reward outstanding civil society action in defending human rights in Europe...
02/12/2025 | Prizes
The 2026 Council of Europe Museum Prize has been awarded to the Young V&A in the United Kingdom. The museum was selected by the Culture Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting today in Paris. The Young V&A is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the...
01/12/2025 | Prizes
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Theodoros Rousopoulos, presented the fourth 2025 ‘Human Rights in Motion’ Award at the Porto/Post/Doc Film and Media Festival in Portugal on Sunday 30 November. The international jury selected Rule of Stone (A Lei da Pedra), a...
21/11/2025 | Prizes
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in partnership with the Government of Iceland, has issued a call for nominations for the 2026 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment. The deadline for submitting nominations for this third edition of the Prize is 27 March 2026. Launched in...