INTERNET PEACE PRIZE

Recognizing those who counter hate speech, cyber violence and human rights violations

A dove, the symbol of peace, is being released.

The Internet Peace Prize

The Internet Peace Prize (IPP) is awarded to individuals or organizations who contributed to humanity, world peace and the fulfillment of human rights through the internet, and/or who work to counter online and offline hate speech.

The Internet Peace Prize was established in 2018 by the Sunfull Foundation (Chairman: Byoung-chul Min) to recognize those who are working to counter online hate and to draw attention to these problems. Sunfull, which was started in 2007, is dedicated to countering hate speech, cyberbullying and human rights violations on the internet.

Nominations

Anyone may submit a nomination for someone they believe has contributed to preventing or countering hate remarks, racial discrimination, human rights violations and hate crimes on the internet, or contributed to humanity, world peace, and the fulfillment of human rights.

All nominations that are submitted are reviewed by the Sunfull Foundation. Candidates that meet the requirements for the Internet Peace Prize, along with research on what the candidates are doing, is submitted to the Internet Peace Prize Award Committee, which determines the final candidate.

The First Internet Peace Prize

The first Internet Peace prize was jointly awarded to the Kawasaki Network of Citizens against Hate Speech, a Japanese non-governmental organization that is comprised of 165 human rights organizations, and to Ken Ogiso, also from Japan, an advocate who has given more than two-thousand lectures on internet etiquette.

The Kawasaki Network of Citizens against Hate Speech, and Ken Ogiso, and advocate for internet etiquette, were selected as their work was in-line with the theme of the first Internet Peace Prize, countering hate speech.

The Internet Peace Prize Award Committee

The Internet Peace Prize (IPP) Award Committee consists of internationally recognized global leaders and Nobel Prize Laureates.

Dr. Chong-yang Kim
Co-Chair, IPP Award Committee
President, International Human
Rights League of Korea, Chairman, Hanyang University

Dr. Byoung-chul Min
Co-Chair, IPP Award Committee
Chairman, Sunfull Foundation
Endowed Chair Professor, Chung-Ang University

Dr. Tilman Ruff
Member, IPP Award Committee
Co-President of IPPNW,
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate¹

H.E. CHRING Botumrangsay
Member, IPP Award Committee
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Chair of ASEAN Committee, Seoul

Dr. Peter C. Doherty
Member, IPP Award Committee
Nobel Prize Laureate in Medicine²

Note¹: International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) was awarded the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize for their considerable service to mankind by spreading authoritative information and by creating an awareness of the catastrophic consequences of atomic warfare.

Note²: Peter C. Doherty was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel for their work in explaining how the immune system recognizes cells infected by viruses.