25th Anniversary Human Rights
Award Dinner
Award Presenters
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Michael
H. Posner
Executive Director, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights A lawyer
with more than 25 years of experience in international human rights,
Mr. Posner has directed all of the Lawyers Committee activities
since the organization’s inception in 1978. He has participated
in dozens of human rights missions worldwide, regularly testifies
before Congress and serves as a commentator in the media on human
rights issues.
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Tom
Brokaw
NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
The sole anchor of the “NBC Nightly News” since 1983,
Tom Brokaw has in many ways set the pace for broadcast journalism.
Mr. Brokaw’s insight and integrity in reporting issues of domestic
and international politics have earned him numerous awards, including
a DuPont Award, a Peabody Award, and several Emmy, Overseas Press
Club, Edward R. Murrow and National Headliner awards. In addition
to his distinguished career in broadcast journalism, Mr. Brokaw has
written four books. Mr. Brokaw has been a long-time participant in
the Lawyers Committee’s Human Rights Award Dinner. |
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Dr. Saad Eddin
Ibrahim
2002 LCHR Human Rights Award Honoree
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about Ibrahim's Case
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim has dedicated his life to promoting democracy
and a vibrant civic life in Egypt. A pioneer of the Egyptian human
rights movement, Dr. Ibrahim founded the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun
Center for Development Studies in 1988. In 2000, the Center was
forced to close and Dr. Ibrahim was arrested on political charges
and sentenced to seven years in prison. The Lawyers Committee honored
Dr. Ibrahim at our 2002 dinner. Because he was in prison, his wife,
Barbara, accepted the award on his behalf. With the help of the
Lawyers Committee, Dr. Ibrahim was acquitted on all charges and
released from prison in March 2003.
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