Freedom Award
The Freedom Award is presented by the International Rescue Committee for exceptional contributions to the concerns of refugees and freedom .
The first Freedom Award was given to Willy Brandt in 1957 . Since then there have been 45 awardees, including 23 Americans; most of the recipients are politicians.
It was most recently awarded to human rights workers in 2014.
Award winners
Individual evidence
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- ^ A b Albin Krebs: Notes on people; Kirklands to Get Awards . In: The New York Times . April 7, 1981. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Give Churchill Freedom Award . In: Gettysburg Times . May 30, 1958. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l IRC Freedom Award . International Rescue Committee . Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d Walesa says West to blame if Poland fails . In: Times-News (North Carolina) . November 17, 1989. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d e Madeleine Albright receives International Rescue Committee's Freedom Award . International Rescue Committee . November 10, 1999. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Austria's Kreisky Will Get Freedom Award . In: The Daytona Beach News-Journal . April 10, 1975. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ Press Release - SG / SM / 7625 . United Nations . November 15, 2000. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ Social Events . In: The New York Times . November 3, 1991. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ High Commissioner and Angelina Jolie to receive IRC Freedom Award . United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees . November 6, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ a b Benefits . In: The New York Times . November 20, 1994. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d UN refugee agency, Angelina Jolie receive Freedom Award . United Nations . November 8, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ^ Remarks of Senator John McCain - The International Rescue Committee's 2001 Freedom Award Dinner . US Senator John McCain - Arizona. November 14, 2001. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ 2008 UPS Lecture on Nonprofit Leadership, Governance and Economic Stewardship . Georgia State University . Archived from the original on June 30, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ His Excellency President Hamed Karzai . The Embassy of Afghanistan - Tokyo. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ Samantha Power - IRC Freedom Award Dinner - November 10, 2004 (pdf; 12 kB) Harvard University . Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ IRC Honors Former Presidents Bush and Clinton for Tsunami, Katrina Relief Efforts . International Rescue Committee . November 10, 2005. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ Biographical Brief of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf . Government of the Republic of Liberia - Executive Mansion. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑ Stephen Lunn, Harris, Bret: Give 'til it hurts . In: The Australian . December 9, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/11/08/international-rescue-committee-honors-john-c-whitehead/
- ↑ http://www.rescue.org/blog/freedom-award-honoring-george-soros