Semi-Complete List of Awards Won by Aung San Suu Kyi

2009
Freedom of Glasglow
Glasglow
Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation
South Africa
Honorary Doctor of Laws, University of Ulster
United Kingdom

2008
Doctorate of Letters (honoris causa), Colgate University
USA
Congressional Gold Medal
USA
Premi Internacional Catalunya
Catalonia

2007
Honorary Canadian citizenship
Canada
Honorary President of the London School of Economics Students’ Union
London

2006
Freedom from Fear medal, Four Freedoms Award
USA

2005
Olof Palme Prize
Sweden

2004
Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
South Korea
Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Memorial University of Newfoundland
Canada

2003
Free Spirit Award, Freedom Forum
USA

2000
Dublin Freedom Award
Dublin (March)
United States Presidential Medal of Freedom
USA

1999
Honorary Degree, Bucknell University
USA (May)
Freedom Award, International Republican Institute
Washington, D.C. (October)

1998
Honorary Doctorate, Cambridge University
UK (June)
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Wales, Cardiff
Wales
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Bristol
UK
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, University of Melbourne
Australia
Honorary Degree, University of Bath
UK (December)

1997
Honorary Doctorate, Charles University Faculty of Law
Prague (January)
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, American University
Washington, DC. (January)
Distinguished Alumni Award,
Central University / Delhi University
India
Honorary Doctorate, University of Natal
South Africa (April)
Honorary Doctorate, Chapman University
Orange County, CA (May)
Honorary Citizenship of Rome
Italy (May 23)
Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Glasgow University
UK
Honorary Doctorate of Letters,
University of Technology, Sydney
Australia
Pearl S. Buck Woman’s Award, Pearl S. Buck Foundation
USA
International Award, St. Angela’s Peace
and Justice Group, Waterford
Eire
Profiles in Courage Award, Kennedy Society of Denmark
Denmark

1996
Rajiv Smriti Puraskar (Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Award) —
Art & Culture Foundation of India
NGO (August)
Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia Award
Australia (May)
W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award
National Democratic Institute (August)
Empty Chair Award, Women of the Year Lunch, London
UK

1995
The Freedom of the City, Aversa
Italy
Liberal International Prize for Freedom
UK
Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Queen’s University
Canada
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
India (for 1993)
Gandhi Award, Simon Fraser University
Canada (October)
Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law, University of Oxford
UK
Freedom Award of the International Rescue Committee
USA (November 21)

1994
Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy and Letters,
Free University of Brussels
Belgium
Honorary Adviser, Forum of
Democratic Leaders in the Asia-Pacific
Seoul, Republic of Korea

1993
Member, Académie Universelle des Cultures
Paris
Rose Prize
Arbejderbevaegelsens Internationale Forum / International Forum of the Danish Labour Movement, Copenhagen
Premio Mujer Progresista
Federacion Mujeres Progresistas / Spanish Federation of Progressive Women, Madrid
Victor Jara International Human Rights Award
Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law,
Los Angeles, USA
Member of the Advisory Board, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Havard University
USA
Honorary Doctorate of Law, University of Toronto
Canada
The Freedom of the City, Commune of Giugliano
Italy
Bremen Solidarity Prize
City of Bremen, Germany

1992
Marisa Bellisario Prize
Italy
Annual Award of the International Human Rights Law Group
USA
Honorary President, Students’ Union London School of Economics and Political Science
UK
Honorary Member, International PEN
English Centre
Honorary Life Member, University of London Union
UK
Honorary Professional Fellowship, Law and Society Trust
Sri Lanka
Honorary Doctorate in Political Science, Thammasat University
Thai
International Simòn Bolà var Prize
UNESCO
Prix Litteraire des Droits de l’Homme
Nouveaux Droits de l’Homme
Honorary Member, World Commission on Culture and Development
UNESCO

1991
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
European Parliament
Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Norway
Honorary Member, International PEN
Norwegian Center
Humanities Human Rights Award
USA
Honorary Member. International PEN
Canadian Center

1990
Honorary Fellow. St. Hugh’s College
Oxford, UK
Thorolf Rafto Award for Human Rights
Norway