The Wilberforce Lecture Trust celebrates the historic role of Kingston upon Hull in combating the abuse of Human Rights personified in the work of the abolitionist William Wilberforce.
The presentation of the Wilberforce Medallion is given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the furtherance of human rights and democracy.
Hull is home to the annual Wilberforce Public Lectures which are delivered by significant international figures on the general themes of freedom, democracy and human rights.
