Only those who bring honour and pride should be celebrated
by Maina Kiai
Last week I discussed two of the four awardees of the Right Livelihood Award, otherwise known as the alternative Nobel Prize. This week we will look at the remaining two, Yetnebersh Nigussie of Ethiopia and Colin Gonsalves from India. Yetnebersh, a young Ethiopian lawyer, was cited for “working for human rights based on her own experience of being discriminated against coming from a “developing country”, being young, a woman — and blind. She is fearlessly pushing for women’s and girls’ rights, inclusive education and a vibrant civil society. EARLY MARRIAGE Nigussie is an outstanding advocate for the rights enshrined in…
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