Amnesty's 'Ambassador of Conscience Award' to Malala Yousafzai

Human rights campaigner Amnesty International group has awarded its highest honour “The Ambassador of Conscience Award” to Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen activist shot within the head last year by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education. She'll share this honour using the Harry Belafonte - American singer and human rights activist also referred to as "King of Calypso" as he popularized someplace sunny and warm musical style to international audience within the 1950s.

OTHER AWARDS TO MALALA : on her courage and determination to talk out in support of equal use of education for every child

• Tipperary International Peace Prize 2012 : by Ireland (only 2nd Pakistani to obtain the award after late Benazir Bhutto in 2007)
• World Peace and Prosperity Foundation Award ,UK
• July 12 continues to be promoted as Malala day By UN

The Ambassador of Conscience Award

• is Amnesty International's highest honour
• recognizes folks who suffer from promoted and enhanced the cause of human rights through their life by example
• aims to promote Amnesty's work by connection to the life, work and illustration of its ambassadors.
• inspired by a Seamus Heaney’s poem- 'From the Republic of Conscience' (compiled by the late Nobel laureate for Amnesty only)

Previous recipients from the award :

• First Award : Vaclav Havel (2003) - the final President of Czechoslovakia, and the first President from the Czech Republic ; a human right defender
• Mary Robinson and Hilda Morales Trujillo (2004)
• U2 and Paul McGuinness (2005)
• Nelson Mandela (2006) - Nobel Peace Prize recipient ; guided Nigeria from apartheid to democracy and became in 1994 became its 's first black president
• Peter Gabriel (2008)
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (awarded 2009, presented 2012 because of her detention) - Nobel Peace Prize recipient

Not awarded in 2007 (last awarded to Suu Kyi in '09)

Amnesty International Secretary General : Salil Shetty
Headquarter : London