Human Rights Awards
On December 10, 2014, the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights was pleased to present its 8th annual Human Rights Awards.The Human Rights Awards commemorates International Human Rights Day by celebrating the people and organizations of Edmonton that have dedicated themselves to making our city a better place to live for all.
2014 RECIPIENTS
Brianna Olson, Amarjeet Sohi (Randy Palivoda Public Service Award), Marni Panas, Mohamed El Daly, Velvet Martin
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2013 RECIPIENTS
ORGANIZATION- GRIT (Getting Ready for Inclusion Today)
EMERGING ORGANIZATION- Butterfly Moon Project Empowerment
YOUTH- Mackenzie Martin
INDIVIDUAL- Amin Amir
Randy Palivoda Public Service Award- Jim Gurnett
Gerald L. Gall Award- Denis Edney
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2012 Recipients
YOUTH–Shawnay McRorie
INDIVIDUAL–Mark Cherrington
INDIVIDUAL–Tom Engel
NON-PROFIT–Indo-Canadian Women's Association
BUSINESS–Office of Safe Disclosure and Human Rights, University of Alberta
NEW/EMERGING–ConsentEd
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2011 RECIPIENTS
INDIVIDUAL–Dr. Ernest Khalema
YOUTH–Claire Edwards
NON-PROFIT–Edmonton Food Bank
NEW/EMERGING–ArbreDeVie Fine-Arts World Fellowship
BUSINESS–PlanIt Sound
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2010 RECIPIENTS
INDIVIDUAL–Lucas Crawford
YOUTH–Rabia Sheikh
ORGANIZATION–Prostitution Awareness & Action Foundation of Edmonton
NEW/EMERGING–INspired Youth Inclusion Action Group
BUSINESS– OMNI Diversity Television
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2009 RECIPIENTS
INDIVIDUAL–Yvonne Chiu
YOUTH–Justin Nshimirimana
ORGANIZATION–HIV Edmonton
NEW/EMERGING– iDance
BUSINESS– Parlour Magazine
2008 RECIPIENTS
KEYNOTE: Michael Phair
INDIVIDUAL–Neil Kennedy
YOUTH– Joanne Cave
ORGANIZATION–Wicihitowin Circle
NEW/EMERGING– SAAIRCY
BUSINESS–Shaw Conference Centre
2007 RECIPIENTS
Keynote: Akbar Ganji, 2007 Recipient of the John Humphrey Award
INDIVIDUAL–Patricia Hartnagel
YOUTH– David Eggert
ORGANIZATION–NAARR (now known as the Centre for Race and Culture)
BUSINESS– Earth’s General Store