The Human Rights Tulip is an award of the Dutch government, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for:
Courageous Human Rights Defenders who promote and Support Human Rights in Innovative ways.
- Additional: The U.S Department of State Human Rights Defenders’ Fund
- The United Kingdom’s Foreign Policy on promoting Human Rights in the World
- The Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Foreign Minister Steinmeier issued the following statement on April 7, 2016: