Feb 17, 2023
The International Memorial Society, known as Memorial, was set up in 1989 by dissidents — including renowned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov — during the final years of the Soviet Union. The group began documenting Soviet-era crimes such as Joseph...
Feb 12, 2023
Ukrainian human rights attorney Oleksandra Matviichuk heads the non-profit organization Center for Civil Liberties. Founded in 2007, the purpose of the organization was to pressure Ukraine’s government to make the country more democratic. Since the 2014 Russian...
Jan 16, 2023
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates to President Marcos: Ensure Justice for Maria Ressa THE LETTER President Ferdinand H. MarcosPresident of the Philippines Your Excellency: On June 30, 2022, you were elected to the Presidency of the Philippines on the promise to unite...
Dec 21, 2019
Nobel Peace Laureates Summit, 2019 In September, The Community once again joined the annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. The Summit this year was held in Merida, Mexico, from Sept 19-22. Please enjoy some of the highlights. For more information on the...
Nov 12, 2019
click on image to watch Shirin Ebadi was a judge in Iran before the Revolution. When she was removed for being female, she founded Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran and continued to provide legal advice and representation in human rights cases. On 10 October...
