Courage of Conscience Award

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human rights award nonviolence award

The Courage of Conscience Award is an honor recognizing individuals and organizations for extraordinary moral courage, nonviolence, and commitment to social justice and human rights.

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Label	Occurrences
Courage of Conscience Award canonical	2
Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award	1

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Target entity: Courage of Conscience Award
Context triple: [Hugh Thompson Jr., awardReceived, Courage of Conscience Award]

A. Moral Courage Award
The Moral Courage Award is an honor given to individuals who demonstrate exceptional bravery and integrity in standing up for justice and ethical principles, often in the face of significant personal risk or opposition.
B. Ridenhour Prize for Courage
The Ridenhour Prize for Courage is an American award that honors individuals who demonstrate extraordinary bravery in speaking truth to power and advancing the public interest.
C. Beacons of Freedom Award
The Beacons of Freedom Award is an honor recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to the cause of human rights, democracy, and freedom.
D. Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
E. Man of Peace Award
The Man of Peace Award is an international honor presented by Nobel Peace Prize laureates to recognize artists and public figures who have made significant contributions to human rights, peace, and social justice.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Courage of Conscience Award
Target entity description: The Courage of Conscience Award is an honor recognizing individuals and organizations for extraordinary moral courage, nonviolence, and commitment to social justice and human rights.

A. Moral Courage Award
The Moral Courage Award is an honor given to individuals who demonstrate exceptional bravery and integrity in standing up for justice and ethical principles, often in the face of significant personal risk or opposition.
B. Ridenhour Prize for Courage
The Ridenhour Prize for Courage is an American award that honors individuals who demonstrate extraordinary bravery in speaking truth to power and advancing the public interest.
C. Beacons of Freedom Award
The Beacons of Freedom Award is an honor recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to the cause of human rights, democracy, and freedom.
D. Ambassador of Conscience Award
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honor, given to individuals and groups who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in standing up for human rights.
E. Man of Peace Award
The Man of Peace Award is an international honor presented by Nobel Peace Prize laureates to recognize artists and public figures who have made significant contributions to human rights, peace, and social justice.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human rights award ⓘ nonviolence award ⓘ
administeredBy	The Peace Abbey Foundation ⓘ
associatedWith	The Life Experience School ⓘ
awardedFor	outstanding contributions to peace and justice ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criterion	active nonviolent engagement ⓘ advocacy for human rights ⓘ demonstrated moral courage ⓘ significant contribution to peace ⓘ work for social justice ⓘ
focus	environmental responsibility ⓘ interfaith understanding ⓘ nonviolent social change ⓘ
foundedBy	Lewis Randa ⓘ
frequency	periodic ⓘ
genre	peace and human rights recognition ⓘ
hasPart	Courage of Conscience plaque ⓘ public recognition ceremony ⓘ
inception	1991 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	Sherborn, Massachusetts ⓘ
motto	for individuals and organizations who have distinguished themselves through their humanitarian and peace work ⓘ
namedAfter	concept of conscience ⓘ
notableRecipient	Joan Baez ⓘ Mairead Corrigan Maguire ⓘ Mikhail Gorbachev ⓘ Mordechai Vanunu ⓘ Mother Teresa ⓘ Muhammad Ali ⓘ Mumia Abu-Jamal ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ Ram Dass ⓘ Rosa Parks ⓘ The Dalai Lama ⓘ linked to: Dalai Lama The International Campaign to Ban Landmines ⓘ linked to: International Campaign to Ban Landmines The Physicians for Social Responsibility ⓘ linked to: Physicians for Social Responsibility The Plowshares Movement ⓘ linked to: Plowshares movement Thich Nhat Hanh ⓘ
presentedBy	Peace Abbey ⓘ
purpose	to honor commitment to human rights ⓘ to honor commitment to nonviolence ⓘ to honor commitment to social justice ⓘ to recognize extraordinary moral courage ⓘ
website	https://www.peaceabbey.org ⓘ

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Hugh Thompson Jr. → awardReceived → Courage of Conscience Award ⓘ

Jochen Zeitz → awardReceived → Courage of Conscience Award ⓘ

William Ramsey Clark → awardReceived → Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award ⓘ

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