Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award

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The Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award is an honor recognizing individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions to the defense and promotion of human rights, particularly in the Americas.

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instanceOf annual award
human rights award
associatedWith Institute for Policy Studies Letelier-Moffitt Memorial Program
awardedFor defense of human rights
promotion of human rights
commemorates assassination of Orlando Letelier
assassination of Ronni Karpen Moffitt
commemoratesEvent 1976 car-bombing in Washington, D.C.
countryOfOrigin United States
field civil liberties
democracy promotion
human rights
social justice
focusesOnRegion the Americas
linked to: Americas
frequency annual
hasAwardCategory domestic (U.S.) human rights award
international human rights award
hasPart domestic (U.S.) award segment
international award segment
honors individuals
organizations
inception 1978
languageOfName English
namedAfter Orlando Letelier
Ronni Karpen Moffitt
namedForRoleOfOrlandoLetelier former Chilean ambassador to the United States
former Chilean foreign minister
namedForRoleOfRonniMoffitt U.S. colleague of Orlando Letelier at the Institute for Policy Studies
notableRecipient Alliance for Global Justice
Center for Constitutional Rights
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Comité de Madres Monsenor Romero
Madres de Plaza de Mayo
Movimiento de Víctimas de Crímenes de Estado (MOVICE)
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
School of the Americas Watch
organizerType nonprofit think tank
presentedBy Institute for Policy Studies
purpose to recognize outstanding contributions to the defense and promotion of human rights
relatedTo memory of victims of state repression in Latin America
selectionCriteria commitment to social justice
courage in defending human rights
impact on human rights in the Americas
sponsor Institute for Policy Studies supporters and partners
typicalVenue Washington, D.C.
website https://ips-dc.org/letelier-moffitt-human-rights-awards/

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Adolfo Pérez Esquivel awardReceived Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award