The Stefanus Prize is a human rights prize awarded to individuals for their outstanding contributions to defending freedom of religion or belief as defined by the Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The award ceremony takes place in November in Oslo, Norway.
The first recipient of the Stefanus Prize was the Coptic Orthodox Bishop Thomas of Egypt.
He received the award on November 11, 2005 for his "fearless and courageous commitment to freedom of belief and human rights in Egypt.
The committee was composed of following members in 2020: Ingvill Thorson Plesner (researcher at HL-senteret), Erling Rimehaug (editor and writer), Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim (politician]), and Ingunn Yri Øystese (board member of the Stefanus Alliance International).