2016 winner
Winners of the Max van der Stoel Award 2016, Kyriakos Pachoulides and Alev Tuğberk, Co-Presidents of the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR), The Hague, 24 October 2016. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz) (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz) Photo details
The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR), a Cyprus-based non-governmental organization, won the 2016 Max van der Stoel Award. Since its foundation in 2003, AHDR has worked for the advancement of historical understanding in Cyprus amongst the public and educators, regardless of ethnic, religious, cultural or social background. It is a bi-communal organization both in terms of its focus and its staff. AHDR demonstrates sustained commitment to building a multilingual and multi-faith society which celebrates diversity and promotes mutual respect and understanding.