, whose death in the custody of Iran's morality police led to a widespread show of defiance by women there.
“Besides having spent years in activism for the rights of LGBT minorities, Alex Au has dedicated more than 10 years to improving migrant workers’ situation in Singapore,” they said, noting TWC2’s contributions to raise standards at foreign worker dormitories during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Au told TODAY that he was surprised when he learnt he was to be awarded the prize a few days before Humans Rights Day last year, which is celebrated on Dec 10. The prize is subsequently presented to the recipients.