Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award

Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
DescriptionHonors outstanding promoters of human rights in the United States.
Presented byPresident of the United States
EligibilityU.S. citizens or organizations
Hosted byUnited States Department of State
StatusInactive (primarily 1998–2001)
Websitehttp://www.jwj.org/about-us/past-honorees 

The Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights was established in 1998 by American president Bill Clinton to honor outstanding promoters of rights in the United States.

The award was first given on the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, honoring Eleanor Roosevelt's role as the "driving force" in the development of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The award was presented from 1998 to the end of the Clinton administration in 2001.

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