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Article: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH HONORS GLOBAL RIGHTS DEFENDERS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 31, 2006
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Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
Human Rights Watch will give its highest honor on November 2 to three leading activists working to defend human rights in Mexico, Nepal and Zimbabwe.
Human Rights Watch works closely with these courageous, brave individuals as part of its defense of human rights in more than 70 countries around the world. "The activists we honor have shown dedication to the cause of human rights," said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. "They have worked courageously, often in life-threatening environments, to expose rights abuses in their countries." The 2006 Human Rights Watch Annual Dinners in New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los ...