The Raoul Wallenberg Award is bestowed by The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States on "individuals, organizations, and communities whose courage, selflessness and success against great odds personified those of Raoul Wallenberg himself."[1] It has been awarded periodically since 1985, when the inaugural award was given to Wallenberg himself.[1]
The Roul Wallenberg Award for the year 2022 was given to an Indian from the state of Tamilnadu named Vincent Raj Arokiasamy. Also known as "Evidence Kathir" for his extraordinary efforts in saving more than 25,000 victims in 3,000 incidents of human rights violations in India.
Civic Courage Award Recipients
The following people and organizations have received Civic Courage Awards from the Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States:[1]
Annamaria Torriani-Gorini (1987), received the Raoul Wallenberg Commemorative Award from the state chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, at the Cathedral of St. Paul, Worcester, Massachusetts, for her work with the Resistance against the fascists during the Second World War and her efforts to house more than 800 children, who had survived the Nazi concentration camps. She, along with her husband, Luigi Gorini, found a suitable property in Selvino, a small village in the Italian province of Bergamo, to look after these children for close to three years, until they could be re-settled in Israel.[3][4]
Council of Europe Raoul Wallenberg Prize
In 2014, the Raoul Wallenberg Prize of €10,000 was initiated by the Swedish Government the Hungarian Parliament, and the Council of Europe, to be awarded every two years to reward extraordinary humanitarian achievements.[5] The following people have received this prize:
The Raoul Wallenberg Award was first given in Hungary in 2010. In 2020 the award was given to six people: Reformed Church pastor Tamás Majsai, historian and journalist Barbara Kaczvinszky, documentary filmmaker Jenő Setét, civil rights activist László Bogdan, Evangelical pastor Gábor Iványi, and church historian János Szigeti.[7]