Ai Weiwei and Joan Baez to Receive Amnesty International's 2015 Ambassador of Conscience Award

Amnesty International will honor Ai Weiwei and Joan Baez with its 2015 Ambassador of Conscience Award. The ceremony is scheduled for May 21, 2015, in Berlin. This annual prize from the NGO acknowledges individuals who demonstrate significant leadership in human rights advocacy through their careers and personal lives. Baez has been recognized for her long-standing activism, including involvement with Amnesty International since the early 1970s, participation in the American civil rights movement, and campaigning against the Vietnam War. Ai Weiwei is noted for his dissident criticism and political activism promoting democratic and human rights in China, which led to 81 days of solitary imprisonment in 2011. Both recipients are celebrated for their enduring commitment to activism.