The 2018 UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights

The 2018 UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights took place this morning at the UNHQ in New York.

The 2018 winners of the prestigious UN Prize are Ms Rebeca Gyumi, activist for the rights of women and girls (Tanzania) Ms Asma Jahangir (posthumously), human rights lawyer (Pakistan) Ms Joenia Wapichana (Joenia Batista de Carvalho), activist for the human rights of indigenous communities (Brazil) Front Line Defenders, an organization advocating and working for the protection of human rights defenders (Ireland).

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