The George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award is an award offered annually by AFL–CIO, and bears the name of the first two presidents of the entity.^{[1][better source needed]} The award recognizes people and entities that fight for human rights in the field of labor relations.^[2]

• 2000 – Luis Eduardo Garzon
• 2001 – U Maung Maung
• 2002 – Nancy Riche
• 2003 – Wellington Chibebe
• 2004 – Mikhail Volynets^[3]
• 2005 – Ela Bhatt
• 2006 – International Federation of Journalists
• 2007 – Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia
• 2008 – Yessika Hoyos
• 2009 – Workers Movement of Egypt^[4]
• 2011 – Napoleón Gómez Urrutia^[5]
• 2012 – Arab Spring workers^[6]
• 2013 – International Domestic Workers Network^[7]
• 2014 – Building and Wood Workers' International^[8]
• 2015 – Trade Union Confederation of Swaziland^[9]
• 2016 – Maina Kiai^[10]
• 2017 – Han Sang-gyun^[11]
• 2018 – National Temporary Protected Status Alliance^[12]
• 2019 – Lula^[13]