CODE THE RIGHTS

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS GAME AWARDS 

Modern games play an essential role in shaping social awareness. Through the Code the Rights award, we aim to emphasize how important it is for media like video games to contribute to building empathy, understanding, and sensitivity towards human rights. 

“We want to recognize creators who reflect the complexity and diversity of reality; those who don’t shy away from difficult global issues shaping our world, such as social inequalities, armed conflicts, migration, and refugee crises, but approach them with care and thoughtfulness. They use the power of media to present wise diagnoses, ask the right questions, and bring important topics into the public debate,” says Anna Błaszczak-Banasiak, Director of Amnesty International Poland. 

We want to recognize creators who reflect the complexity and diversity of reality; those who don’t shy away from difficult global issues shaping our world, such as social inequalities, armed conflicts, migration, and refugee crises, but approach them with care and thoughtfulness.

Anna Błaszczak-Banasiak, Director of Amnesty International Poland

Code the Rights was born in Poland, where the gaming industry shows exceptional innovation and strength, creating a unique opportunity to channel this energy into action for human rights. The project aims not only to highlight existing games that effectively engage with human rights aspects but also to inspire young developers to explore important issues in their future projects. Our efforts aim to encourage emerging creators to boldly combine entertainment with social themes, showing that games can be a powerful tool for change – globally.

Code the Rights: Young Spark

This year, for the first time, Code the Rights Amnesty International Human Rights Game Awards will present an award for the young generation of future game developers. Code the Rights: Young Spark is a distinction designated to recognize game projects about human rights developed by non-professionals. It is a tribute to young people’s creativity, sensitivity, and awareness. The award will be presented at Student Games Festival in Warsaw.

The statuettes for all Code the Rights Awards were designed and produced by Kinga Bednarska from BRAIN, Code the Rights partner creative agency.  

2026 Awards

Code the Rights: Young Spark jury features: Christopher Hamilton (International Game Developers Association Finland), Ewa Maria Szczepanowska and Paweł Miechowski (Kultura Interaktywna), Katarzyna Salejko (Amnesty International Poland). 

Code the Rights: Best Game 2026 jury features: Hanna Marszałkowska (Game Industry Conference), Yaraslau Kot, PhD (European Humanities, University and Magnus Ducatus Foundation), Joanna Rostkowska (Amnesty International Poland). 

Laureate of Code the Rights: Special Award will be selected by Amnesty International Poland.