The First Lady and Secretary Clinton Present the International Women of Courage Awards

By The White House on 03/10/2010 – 8:05 am PST -- Headlines

Yesterday Labor Secretary Hilda Solis discussed her perspective on International Women’s Day, and the First Lady’s role in recognizing and exemplifying the ideals behind it.  Today, the State Department’s DipNote blog tells us about the annual International Women of Courage Awards — and will allow you to watch the ceremony live at 3:00:

First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the annual International Women of Courage Awards on March 10, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. EST at the Department of State. You may watch the ceremony broadcast live on DipNote.

To mark International Women’s Day, the annual International Women of Courage Award recognizes women around the globe who have shown exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for women’s rights and advancement. This is the only Department of State award that pays tribute to emerging women leaders worldwide, and offers a unique opportunity to recognize those who work in the field of international women’s issues.

Secretary Clinton announced the 10 winners of this year’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. The awardees are: Shukria Asil (Afghanistan), Col. Shafiqa Quraishi (Afghanistan), Androula Henriques (Cyprus), Sonia Pierre (Dominican Republic), Shadi Sadr (Iran), Ann Njogu (Kenya), Dr. Lee Ae-ran (Republic of Korea), Jansila Majeed (Sri Lanka), Sister Marie Claude Naddaf (Syria), and Jestina Mukoko (Zimbabwe).

Read more about the honorees here.

 

  • asilmona

    Shadi Sadr, a renowned Iranian human rights lawyer, women’s rights activist and member of Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) – International Solidarity Network Council, has been awarded the International Women of Courage Award 2010. Ms. Sadr was also the recipient of the Lech Walesa and the Dutch “Human Rights Tulip” awards in 2009. In light of the critical situation for human rights defenders in Iran since the disputed presidential elections in June 2009, Shadi Sadr is taking the extraordinary step of dedicating her Women of Courage Award to Shiva Nazar Ahariand has decided not to travel to Washington D.C on Wednesday 10 March to receive the award from U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Shiva Nazar Ahari is a dedicated women’s rights activist, and founder of the highly influential and respected student Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR) in Iran, who is currently being held at Evin prison in Tehran. Shadi Sadr’s decision not to attend the awards ceremony is an urgent act of solidarity with all the women and
    men – many of whom are her colleagues – who have been targeted in mass arrests by the government because of their defense of human
    rights. please visit http://www.wluml.org/node/6042

blog comments powered by Disqus