Eleanor_Roosevelt_Human_Rights_Award

Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award

Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award

United States award

The Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights was established in 1998 by American president Bill Clinton to honor outstanding promoters of rights in the United States.[1]

The award was first given on the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, honoring Eleanor Roosevelt's role as the "driving force" in the development of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The award was presented from 1998 to the end of the Clinton administration in 2001.

Recipients

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References

  1. [1]
    Clinton, W. Memorandum for the Secretary of State, December 9, 1998
  2. [2]
    Fact sheet: human rights day December 10 & Eleanor Roosevelt Award, December 10, 1998
  3. [3]
    Fact Sheet: Human Rights Day 1999, Eleanor Roosevelt Award , December 6, 1999
  4. [4]
    Fact Sheet: Human Rights Day: The Eleanor Roosevelt Award, December 6, 2000
  5. [5]
    Presentation of Eleanor Roosevelt Award, December 13, 2001
  6. [6]
    United States Department of State, 2010
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