Reebok_Human_Rights_Award

Reebok Human Rights Award

Reebok Human Rights Award

American award by Reebok

The Reebok Human Rights Award honoured activists under the age of thirty who fought for human rights through non-violent means. Each year, the award was given to four or five individuals. Each received a grant of US $50,000 that was to be used to support their human rights work. The awards were underwritten by the Reebok Foundation.

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Roots can be traced to 1988 when Amnesty International invited Reebok to sponsor Human Rights Now!, a series of worldwide music concerts.[1] Youth from close to 40 countries received the award since it was established in 1988. No new awards have been given out since 2007.

Laureates

References

  1. [1]
    Our history on RHR website (archive, 13 Feb 2007)
  2. [2]
    Staff, W. W. D. (7 May 2004). "Reebok's Human Rights Stars". WWD. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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    "'Wife of the Gods' Stirs Up Ghana". Los Angeles Times. 24 June 1999. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
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    "Honors for the Unsung Heroes of Human Rights". Los Angeles Times. 21 December 1990. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
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    "The Interview - Israeli and Palestinian NGOs receive controversial human rights award". France 24. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
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