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Each year, after an open call for nominations, the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award recipient is chosen by a rigorous review process over several months. The review is carried out in two stages to ensure a strict and fair assessment of all nominees. A preliminary review panel comprised of domestic scholars and experts draws up a shortlist of five candidates, which is then assessed by an international review panel of distinguished persons.
AFAD was chosen after a two-stage reviewing process. 2016, the TFD convened a preliminary review panel meeting facilitated by President Szu-chien Hsu to discuss and shortlist the finalists. The five finalists whose names and credentials were sent to the final review panel included individuals and organizations from China, Philippines, Thailand, and the US. Those finalists’ respective fields included human rights in China, enforced disappearances, environmental human rights, and North Korean human rights.
