The award is endowed with € 10,000. The Heinrich Böll Foundation views the awarding of the Petra Kelly Prize as a political statement. The publicity, financial support, and political recognition related to the award should help to foster the advancement of the awarded person's or group's concern.
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Michael Stognienko
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
e-mail: stognienko@boell.de
- The Heinrich Böll Foundation has awarded Chinese defence lawyer and human rights advocate Zhang Sizhi with the Petra Kelly Prize 2008. Sizhi is known among Chinese lawyers as “the conscience of lawyers”. more»
Petra Kelly. A Remembrance. – - She was one of the best known personalities of the 1980s - an icon of the global peace movements and a pioneer for ecology and human rights. Extracts from original texts, six essays on her life and work and many photographs trace the most important stations in Petra Kelly's life. more»
Criteria for Nomination – Candidates for the international Petra Kelly Award of the Heinrich Böll Foundation should stand out through exceptional activities in fields like implementation of universal human rights, environmental protection or commitment to social justice. more»
Petra Kelly - Curriculum Vitae – With this award, the Heinrich Böll Foundation also remembers the life and achievements of Petra Kelly cofounder and speaker of the German green party, and an outstanding person in the international ecological and pacifist movement. more»
The Winners of the Petra Kelly Prize – The Heinrich Böll Foundation perceives the Petra Kelly Award as a political statement. Among the winners are the famous Columbian politician Ingrid Betancourt and Kenyan environmental activist Wangari Maathai. more»
