SUBJECT DEFENDER ISSUE LOCATION GEN GRADES

DER

Arts & Language Arts Sonita Alizadeh Freedom of Expression and Choice & Forced Afghanistan F 9-12
Marriage

Art & Social Studies Aaron Maybin Right to Education United States M

Arts & Social Studies Marisa Carr Indigenous Rights, Arbitrary Interference United States F

Economics & Social Ash-Lee Woodard Rural Poverty, Sustainability United States F/M
Studies Henderson and Rev.
Allyn Maxfield-Steele

Economics & Social Marian Wright Edelman Children and Poverty United States F
Studies

Economics & Social Mikhail Gorbachev Freedom of Expression & Religion, Political Russia M 9-12
Studies Participation

Language Arts Erin Merryn Sexual Violence United States F 9-12

Language Arts Jamie Nabozny LGBTQ Rights and Bullying Prevention United States M 7-12
Language Arts Kailash Satyarthi Children's Rights, Child Labor India M Elem, 6-8

Language Arts, Math & Librada Paz Labor Rights - Farm Workers United States F 6-8
Social Studies

Language Arts, Math & Lucas Benitez Farmworkers Rights United States M
Social Studies

Language Arts, Math & Malala Yousafzai Children's Right to Education Pakistan F 7-12
Social Studies

Language Arts, Math, Muhammad Yunus Poverty, Right to Credit Bangladesh M 6-8
Social Studies

Language Arts, Math & Van Jones Police Brutality United States M 9-12
Social Studies

Language Arts & Ka Hsaw Wa Multinational Corporate Responsibility Burma M 6-9

Science

Language Arts & Barack Obama Human Progress United States M 9-12
Social Studies

Language Arts & The Dalai Lama Freedom of Expression & Religion Tibet M 9-12
Social Studies

Language Arts & Elie Wiesel Genocide Romania M 9-12,

Social Studies University
Language Arts & Rana Husseini Honor Killings Jordan F
Social Studies

Language Arts & Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights United States M 6-12
Social Studies

Language Arts & Ruby Bridges Civil Rights and Education Rights United States F
Social Studies

Law & Social Studies Abel Barrera Hernández Indigenous Rights Mexico M
(Discovery)

Law & Social Studies Alfredo Romero Political Rights and Justice Venezuela M
(Discovery)

Law & Social studies Andrea James Criminal Justice Reform United States F

Law & Social Studies Asma Jahangir and Hina Human Rights Strategies Pakistan F
Jilani

Law & Social Studies Baltasar Garzon International Law Spain M

Law & Social Studies Doan Viet Hoat Political Rights and Imprisonment Vietnam M

Law & Social Studies Francisco Soberon Human Rights Peru M

Law & Social Studies Hafez Abu Sayed Seada Political Rights Egypt M

Law & Social Studies Juan Mendez Human Rights and Reconciliation Argentina M

Law & Social Studies Raji Sourani Human Rights and Self-Determination Gaza M

Law & Social Studies Sezgin Tanrikulu Self-determination Turkey M

Law & Social Studies Thurgood Marshall Criminal Justice Reform United States M

Law & Social Studies Vera Stremkovskaya Law and Democratic Change Belarus F

Math & Social Studies Bedford- Stuyvesant Urban Poverty United States

Math, Science & Social Drs. Anthony Fauci and Rights at Risk in a Public Health Crisis United States, Ethiopia M -12
Studies Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus

Math & Social Studies Oscar Arias Sanchez Non-violent Activism, Disarmament Costa Rica M 9-12,
University
Math & Social Studies Rami Nashashini Muslim Rights, Urban Poverty United States M

Politics & Social Jewell Jones Civil Rights, Political Participation, Equality United States M
Studies

Science & Social Bertha Isabel Zúñiga Climate Justice Honduras F

Studies Cáceres (Discovery)

Science & Social Greta Thunberg Climate Change Sweden F

Studies (Discovery)

Science & Social Loune Viaud Health Care, Potable Water and Social Justice Haiti F K, 6-12
Studies

Science & Social Pope Francis Climate Change and Carbon Emission Argentina M
Studies (Discovery),

Science & Social Wangari Maathai Women and the Environment Kenya F Elem, 6-8
Studies
Social Studies Abubacar Sultan Children's Rights Mozambique M 9-12

Social Studies Adolfo Perez Esquivel Steward of Justice and Peace Argentina M 9-12

Social Studies Anonymous Political Freedom Sudan F 6-12

Social Studies Betty Williams Children's Rights, Peace as Economic Justice Northern Ireland F 9-12

Social Studies Carlos Phillipe Ximenes Non-violent Activism, Free Expression & Religion East Timor M 9-12
Belo

Social Studies Desmond Tutu Reconciliation South Africa M 6-8

Social Studies Dolores Huerta Farmworkers Rights New Mexico/United F

States

Social Studies Ethel Kennedy Combating Poverty, Political Freedom, Free United States F 7-12
Expression & Religion

Social Studies Frank Mugisha LGBTQ Rights, Non-violent Activism Uganda M 9-12

Social Studies Harry Wu Forced Labor, Political Freedom China M 9-12

Social Studies Ibtihaj Muhammad Religious Freedom, Islamaphobia United States F
(Discovery)

Social Studies The International Indigenous Rights United States M/F

Indigenous Youth
Council (IIYC)
(Discovery),

Social Studies Jody Williams Protection from Landmines United States F 9-12

Social Studies John Lewis Civil Rights, Political Participation, Equality United States M 6-8

Social Studies Joshua Wong Freedom of Opinion and Information Hong Kong M 9-12

Social Studies Juliana Dogbadzi Slavery & Trafficking Ghana F 9-12,

University

Social Studies Kek Galabru Political Participation, Political Rights Cambodia F 6-8

Social Studies Thurgood Marshall Labor Rights United States M Elem, 6-8

Social Studies Mairead Corrigan Peace Ireland F 9-12

Maguire
Social Studies Marina Pisklakova Domestic Violence Russia F 9-12,
University

Social Studies Mohammed El Baradei Freedom of Expression & Religion Egypt M 9-12

Social Studies North Korea Freedom from violence, Freedom of expression North Korea M&F 9-12

Social Studies Rigoberta Menchu Tum Indigenous People's Rights, Freedom of Expression Guatemala F 9-12
& Religion

Social Studies Shimon Peres Non-Violent Activism, Political Participation Israel M 9-12

Social Studies Shirin Ebadi Non-Violent Activism, Free Expression & Religion Iran F 9-12

Social Studies Vaclav Havel Freedom of Expression Czech Republic M 9-12,

University

Social Studies Jose Ramos-Horta Reconciliation, Genocide East Timor M 9-12

Social Studies Lech Walesa Labor Rights, Political Freedom, Non-violent Poland M Elem, 6-8
Activism

Social Studies LaDonna Harris Indigenous People's Rights Comanche Nation F

Social Studies Bishop Wissa Freedom of Religion Egypt M

Social Studies Bobby Muller International Ban on Land Mines United States M

Social Studies Dianna Ortiz Torture Guatemala/United States F

Social Studies Digna Ochoa Human Rights Mexico F

Social Studies Fauziya Kassindja Female Genital Mutilation, Immigrant Abuse Togo/United States F

Social Studies Freedom Neruda Freedom of Expression Ivory Coast M

Social Studies Gabor Gombos Disability Rights Hungary M 9-12

Social Studies Guillaume Ngefa Political Rights Democratic Repub. Of M

Atondoko the Congo

Social Studies Helen Prejean Death Penalty United States F

Social Studies Islamophobia Islamophobia United States M&F 9-12

Social Studies Jaime Prieto Mendez Political Rights Colombia M

Social Studies Jimmy Carter Human Rights United States M 8-12

Social Studies Jose Zalaquett Political Rights, Truth and Reconciliation Chile M

Social Studies Koigi Wa Wamwere Political Rights Kenya M

Social Studies Maria Teresa Tula The Disappeared El Salvador F

Social Studies Martin O'Brien Human Rights in Areas of Conflict Northern Ireland M

Social Studies Natasa Kandic Human Rights in Time of War Serbia F

Social Studies Nelson Mandela Apartheid South Africa M 8-12

Social Studies Patria Jimenez Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Rights Mexico F

Social Studies The Refugee Refugee Rights Syria 9-12

Social Studies Samuel Kofi Woods Political Rights Liberia M

Social Studies Senal Sarihan Political Rights Turkey F

Social Studies Tawakkol Karman Joining the Women of Peace and Change Yemen F 8-12

Social Studies Wei Jingsheng Political Participation China M

Social Studies Zbigniew Bajak Political Participation Poland M