The sixth annual awards, which will be held on December 10 in Berlin, Germany, honor organizations and individuals who have taken on petty and grand corruption in different circumstances from Asia and Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.

After retiring from a primary school teaching position in 1984, Duc, now 75, courageously struggled against corruption by filing complaints and helping others to challenge petty bribing and large-scale graft.

Regardless of many threats and potential dangers, Duc tracked down high and low-level officials to protest corruption on behalf of victim’s rights.

Duc is an example for other Vietnamese in an effort to coordinate with the government to fight corruption.

Source: TI