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Sir Henry Brooke Awards for Human Rights Defenders 2020 assigned to Dina Meza and Reinaldo Villalba Vargas
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On December 7, 2020, Peace Brigades International UK, Simmons & Simmons and the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk will host the third annual
Sir Henry Brooke Awards for Human Rights Defenders. The award is an opportunity to celebrate Sir Henry Brooke and the work of other lawyers and human rights defenders (HRDs) committed to the rule of law. This is increasingly prescient as civil liberties and human rights lawyers come under increasing fire all over the world. HRDs are vital to the defence of fundamental freedoms, for which they often pay with their own lives. The award is also a chance to reflect on the resilience of HRDs working in times of adversity, including the current pandemic. Monitoring human rights violations and