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 Martin Ennals: A Giant Human Rights Defender   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Martin was convinced of the need for AI to become a strong campaign organisation, not just an organisation that documents human rights violations.
Martin cited his reasons for leaving AI in 1980: "I thought that no organisation should become identified with one person and that no individual gives his best after a certain period of time in one post." Martin retained close contact with AI during his whole life.
Martin was always able to tell the woods from the trees, always willing to see the individual distinct from the movement or the cause.
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 Peace Brigades International wins Martin Ennals award
This Martin Ennals Award is not only an award: it gives the work of human rights defenders visibility, which is very important." She then presented the Martin Ennals statuette to Jürgen Störk, member of the PBI International Council, and to Shaun Kirven, ex-volunteer in Colombia.
The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) was created in 1993 and is granted annually to an individual or an organization who has displayed exceptional courage in combatting human rights violations.
Martin Ennals (1927-1991) was instrumental to the development of modern human rights movement.
www.peacebrigades.org /martinennals.html   (769 words)

  
 Raoul Wallenberg Institute
The Martin Ennals Awards (MEA) – http://www.martinennalsaward.org – was established in 1993 to honur ‘someone who has demonstrated an exceptional record of combating human rights violations by courageous and innovative means.
The second reason is that Martin Ennals had a certain mode style, which is – or should be – characteristic to the human rights movement.
Martin had a very broad understanding of the concept of human rights, but believed that to act it was better to have a clear, narrow mandate.
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 Gaza Mental Health Program
Martin died on 5 October 1991 in Saskatoon Canada where he was serving a human rights fellowship with special emphasis on the right to self-determination.
Martin felt strongly that political freedom and social justice go hand in hand and was a strong believer of human rights education training.
It was a fitting tribute to Martin Ennals' memory that the acknowledgement itself was caught in the tumult that engulfed the closing stages of the NGO Conference in Vienna.
www.gcmhp.net /news/eyad_ennals_award.html   (2756 words)

  
 Benjamin (b. 1756) and wife Rebecca Martin
Rebecca Martin, according to family tradition, was born circa 1758 to John and Elizabeth (Goldsborough) Martin and she and/or her ancestors had lived in Talbot County (Eastern Shore), Maryland.
In any event, Ennals Martin received a commission on June 2, 1777 to be a surgeon's mate to Doctor William Shippen, Director General of the Surgical Department.
Rebecca Martin was presumably a relative (“cousin”) of both Dr. John Martin and of (the future Dr.) Ennals Martin.
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 Peace Brigades International wins Martin Ennals Award for courageous support to human rights defenders in Colombia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The international Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders has been awarded to Peace Brigades International (PBI) for its work to provide unarmed protection to human rights defenders under threat.
This year’s ceremony will be combined with the publication of the annual report of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of FIDH and OMCT), which includes over 350 cases of repression of defenders in 52 countries and which highlights attacks by governments against freedom of association.
Past recipients of the Martin Ennals Award are: 2000, Immaculée Birhaheka (DRC); 1999, Natasa Kandic (Serbia); 1998, Dr. Eyad Rajab El Sarraj (Palestine); 1997, Samuel Ruiz Garcia (Mexico); 1996, Clement Nwankwo (Nigeria); 1995, Asma Jahangir (Pakistan); 1994, Harry Wu (China).
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 RootsWeb: MARTIN-L [MARTIN-L] Revolutionary War Pension Applicants
David Martin, of Fairfield, District, S.C. Ephraim Martin, of Sussex, Co N.J. Ephraim Martin, of Springfield, Windsor Co. Vt.
Joseph Martin, of Winfield, Herkermer co, N.Y. Joseph Martin, of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co, N.Y. Joseph Martin, of Sussex Co, N.J. Joseph Martin, of Clinton co, N. Joseph Martin, of Richland district, S.C. Joseph Martin, of Wayne Co, N/ C. Lewis G. Martin, of Stafford Co, Va.
William Martin, of EdgeField District, S.C. William I. Martin, of Cranston, Rhode Island.
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 hr-headlines@hrea.org - Martin Ennals Award 2002 for Jacqueline Moudeina (Chad)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
She took enormous risks by filing complaints in Chad against a number of Habré's accomplices, many of whom are still in positions of power.
The Jury of the Martin Ennals Award is proud to honour today an activist who symbolises the fight against impunity.
Martin Ennals (1927-1991) was instrumental to the modern human rights movement seeking cooperation and solidarity among NGOs.
www.hrea.org /lists/hr-headlines/markup/msg00336.html   (476 words)

  
 call for nominations for Martin Enn
The >Martin Ennals Award aims to encourage individuals or organisations, >particularly those who are working in conditions hostile to fundamental >human rights and who are in need of protection.
>Martin's quintessential role was first to engage himself, >and then to inspire others to do the same.
Martin stood at the cradle of many >national and international organisations working for human dignity, political >freedom, social justice, and peace.
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 Colombian lawyer wins Martin Ennals award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Martin Ennals Foundation announced today that Alirio Uribe Muñoz, of the Collective Jose Alvear Restrepo (Colombia), has been selected as the winner of the 2003 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA).
Alirio Uribe, who has worked for more than 10 years for the victims of human rights violations, said that this great honor “belongs foremost to all the human rights defenders (HRDs) in Colombia who struggle in the hope that their country will one day come out of the crisis in which it now finds itself’.
The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) is a unique collaboration among ten of the world´s leading non-governmental human rights organizations.
www.peacebrigades.org /martinennals02.html   (611 words)

  
 Chechen Human Rights Defender receives Martin Ennals Award - news.amnesty - Amnesty International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, will present the 2004 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) to Lida Yusupova of the Grozny office of Memorial in a special ceremony in Geneva on April 7.
The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) is a unique collaboration between ten of the world's leading non-governmental human rights organisations.
Martin Ennals (1927-1991) was an influential figure in the modern human rights movement.
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 Martin Ennals Award goes to coordinator of Memorial Office in Grozny Lida Yusupova
Martin Ennals Award goes to coordinator of Memorial Office in Grozny Lida Yusupova
The International Federation for Human Rights Leagues (FIDH), as a member of the Martin Ennals Award Jury, has the pleasure to announce that on December 5, Lida Yusupova was selected as the winner of the 2004 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA).
The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) is a unique collaboration among ten of the world's leading non-governmental human rights organisations.
eng.kavkaz.memo.ru /newstext/engnews/id/615978.html   (455 words)

  
 Martin Ennals - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Martin Ennals - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 08:28, 5 August 2005.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Martin Ennals contains research on
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 Chechen Human Rights Defender Receives Martin Ennals Award - US Department of State
Yusupova is to receive the award in a special ceremony in Geneva on April 7 "for her tireless efforts in a situation of war and extreme danger, with increased risk for women," said the chairman of the MEA jury, Hans Thoolen.
He said that "there is complete consensus among all human rights organizations on the jury that Lida deserves the award for her tireless efforts in a situation of war and extreme danger, with increased risk for women".
MEA: the main award of the human rights movement: The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) is a unique collaboration between ten of the world's leading non-governmental human rights organisations.
usinfo.state.gov /dhr/Archive/2004/Apr/08-359502.html   (689 words)

  
 Martin Ennals Award: Nomination Form
The Award aims to encourage individuals and organisations, in particular those who are working for the rights of others in conditions hostile to fundamental human rights and who are in need of protection.
Nominations for next year's award should reach the Martin Ennals Foundation (MEF) by 9th December.
The selection of the winning candidate is made by the Jury of the Martin Ennals Foundation.
www.martinennalsaward.org /en/nomination/index.html   (238 words)

  
 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: Dr. Eyad Rajab El Sarraj wins the Martin Ennals Award for human rights defenders (Mea) of 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Dr. Sarraj is the founder and Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme (GCMHP), which provides support for those affected by the Intifida and the organised violence of the Israeli occupation.The GCMHP also contributes to public awareness and empowerment, in addition to therapy for individuals and groups.
The MEA was created in 1992 to honour Martin Ennals, a life-long campaigner for human rights, who died in 1991.
Other NGOs co-operate in the Martin Ennals Foundation, such as the International Commission of Jurists and the International Federation of Human Rights.
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 Lawyer For Victims Of Ex-Chad Dictator Honored (Human Rights Watch Press release, January 17, 2002)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) is presented jointly by Amnesty International, Defense for Children, German Diakona, Human Rights Watch, HURIDOCS, International Alert, the International Commission of Jurists, the International Federation for Human Rights, the International Service for Human Rights and the World Organization Against Torture.
Created in 1993, it is granted annually to an individual or an organization who has displayed exceptional courage in combating human rights violations.
For further details on the Martin Ennals Award, please call the Secretariat of the Martin Ennals Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland, + 41 22 755 5252, e-mail info@huridocs.org Website: http://www.digitalsmile.com/mea.
www.hrw.org /press/2002/01/hr-award.htm   (716 words)

  
 Chechen human rights worker wins prestigious Martin Ennals award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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The Martin Ennals Foundation announced today that Lida Yusupova has been selected as the winner of the 2004 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.
The award, part of a unique collaboration between ten leading non-governmental human rights organisations - including Amnesty International, is being bestowed on Ms Yusupova in recognition of her brave human rights work in Chechnya.
www.amnesty.org.uk /deliver/document/15041   (634 words)

  
 International Law: Winner of Martin Ennals Award: "War on Iraq diverts attention from Columbia and Palestine"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Martin Ennals Foundation presented the 10th edition of the most prestigious human rights movement award to Alirio Uribe Muñoz, of the José Alvear Restrepo Lawyers' Collective (Colombia).
Uribe Muñoz was the first Colombian individual to win the award named after Martin Ennals (1927-1991), a British human rights defender who was one of the founders of the London-based rights group Amnesty International.
Sergio Vieira de Mello, handed over the Martin Ennals Award to the Colombian human rights defender at a ceremony in Geneva.
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 IFEX ::
One of the only remaining human rights organisations still operating in war-torn Chechnya has been honoured with a major human rights award.
The Martin Ennals Foundation (MEF) has given its 2004 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders to Lida Yusupova, co-ordinator of the Grozny office of Memorial, a Moscow-based human rights organisation.
Named after the first secretary general of Amnesty International, the Martin Ennals Award is given annually to a human rights defender or organisation that has shown exceptional courage in the face of overwhelming odds.
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 Martin Ennals Award 2003: Call for Nominations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A fiercely devoted activist, he creatively pursued ideas ahead of his time as the first Secretary-General of Amnesty International and was the driving force behind many other organisations.
With best regards, Hans Thoolen Chairman, Martin Ennals Foundation NOMINATION FORM FOR THE MARTIN ENNALS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS (to be sent to the address above) Procedure and Guidelines -Anybody can nominate any individual or organisation by filling out the appropriate form.
Martin Ennals, (1927-1991) fut l'initiateur du mouvement moderne des droits de l'Homme, un militant acharni qui non seulement poursuivit avec criativiti des idies avancies, en tant que premier Secritaire-Giniral d'Amnesty International, mais servit igalement de moteur ` une dizaine d'autres organisations.
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 Memorial activist wins Martin Ennals Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
We are pleased to inform that the Martin Ennals Foundation has conferred the 2004 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders (MEA) on Lida Yusupova.
Lida Yusupova is since 3 years the coordinator of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Center "Memorial".
Editors note: See also the article "Martin Ennals Award goes to coordinator of Memorial Office in Grozny Lida Yusupova".
eng.kavkaz.memo.ru /newstext/engnews/id/616549.html   (62 words)

  
 MARTIN ENNALS AWARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Adama Dieng (President of the Martin Ennals Foundation) at a human rights conference in Tunis.
The MEA was created in 1992 to honour Martin Ennals, a life-long campaigner for human lights, who died in 1991.
Other NG0s co-operate in the Martin Ennals Foundation, such as the International Commission of Jurists and the International Federation of Human Rights.
www.gcmhp.net /eyadh/award.htm   (380 words)

  
 Chechen Human Rights Advocate Honored (Human Rights Watch, 5-12-2003)
New York, December 5, 2003) Human Rights Watch today applauded the announcement that the Martin Ennals Foundation had selected Lida Yusupova, a lawyer who provides assistance to victims of human rights abuses in Chechnya, as the winner of the 2004 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders.
In a place where impunity is assumed, Lida Yusupova is a courageous advocate for justice.
He stated "there is complete consensus among all human rights organizations that Lida deserves the award for her tireless efforts in a situation of war and extreme danger, with increased risk for women".
www.hrw.org /press/2003/12/chechnya120503.htm   (530 words)

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