We’re proud to celebrate our tenth Human Rights Awards! Since beginning over a decade ago, the Human Rights Awards Gala has brought together activists, supporters, and friends to recognize the efforts of exceptional individuals and organizations working for human rights from around the country and around the world.
Join us on May 10th, 2012 as we honor this year’s honorees. Help us select this year’s People’s Choice Honoree — nominate and vote for your human rights hero today.
The Global Exchange Human Rights Awards strives to recognize the individuals and groups making a lasting difference, including those heroes whose efforts may have previously gone unrecognized. Spanning the globe, these honorees represent a multiplicity of professions, tactics, and aspirations. Though diverse, they are unified by a common drive to preserve and protect human rights. Past honorees include:
Last Year’s Honorees
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| Pablo Solon International Honoree 2011 |
Wilma Subra Domestic Honoree 2011 |
Javier Sicilia People’s Choice Honoree 2011 |
Past Honorees
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David Suzuki International Honoree 2007 |
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Alice Walker Domestic Honoree 2007 |
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Eduardo Galeano International Honoree 2006 |
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Paul Farmer International Honoree 2005 |
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Harry Belafonte Domestic Honoree 2004 |
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Friar Louis Vitale, OFM Domestic Honoree 2003 |



















