ADAUTO ALVES, BRAZIL AIDS educator and gay rights advocate who seeks protection for social minorities in Brazil.

ROSE-ANNE AUGUSTE, HAITI Nurse and founder of a women’s health clinic fighting for the right of poor Haitians to receive adequate health care.

DILLI BAHADUR CHAUDHARY, NEPAL Leader of a grassroots organization that educates bonded laborers and protects the rights of Nepal’s Tharu minority.

SAMUEL KOFI WOODS, LIBERIA Human rights monitor who established legal aid and human rights education programs based on the rule of law.