Doan Viet Hoat (Vietnam, 1995)

Doan Viet Hoat was imprisoned nineteen years for criticizing the Vietnamese government's economic and human rights policies and promoting democracy through his underground newsletter Dien Dan Tu Do (Freedom Forum). Exiled in 1998, Hoat has rejoined his family in the United States and is now a law professor at Catholic University.

Due to political exile, health problems or the pursuit of personal endeavors, a number of Laureates are no longer partnered with the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights.