 This annual prize is worth 1500 Euros.The award was created in June 2015 by journalist Frantz Vaillant in memory of Martine Anstett (1969–2015), a lawyer specialized in international law and who dedicated her life to Human Rights first at the United Nations (Geneva and New York City), then for Amnesty International, before joining the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).According to the website of the association, this international prize aims to distinguish a personality without distinction of age, sex or religion, "Because there are people in the world whose often unappreciated work, in favor of human rights, deserves to be encouraged.