©2013 Joao Pina
Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai and American singer, human rights and social justice activist Harry Belafonte were both the recipients of Amnesty International’s Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2013.
The Ambassador of Conscience Award is Amnesty International’s highest honour, recognizing individuals who have promoted and enhanced the cause of human rights through their life and by example. The 2013 Award was presented at a ceremony at the Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland. “Our two new Ambassadors of Conscience are different from each other in many ways, but they share a dedication to the fight for human rights everywhere and for all,” said Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International. “Harry and Malala are truly Ambassadors of Conscience, speaking up for universal rights, justice and human dignity and inspiring others to follow their example.”
THE SPEAKERS
Malala Yousafzai
Harry Belafonte
Bono
Roger Waters
Azar Nafisi
THE PERFORMING ARTISTS
Joseph Calleja
Carl Carlton
Esperanza Spalding
Music Generation
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR OF CONSCIENCE AWARD
Ambassador of Conscience Award recognizes remarkable individuals and groups who have promoted and enhanced the cause of human rights by acting on their conscience, confronting injustice and using their talents to inspire others. Its remarkable alumni include committed activists, musicians, artists and public figures who have inspired millions of people to join them in defending the human rights of people all over the world.
It was conceived in 2003, inspired by the poem “From the Republic of Conscience”, written for Amnesty International by the late Nobel Laureate, Seamus Heaney.
“…He therefore desired me when I got home
to consider myself a representative
and to speak on their behalf in my own tongue.
Their embassies, he said, were everywhere
but operated independently
and no ambassador would ever be relieved.”
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