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Professor Irwin Cotler Receives Prestigious Lantos Human Rights Prize
Professor Irwin Cotler is a member of the ETAC International Advisory Committee.
ETAC congratulates Professor Cotler on this prestigious award and we thank him for his ongoing support.
October 2023: Professor Irwin Cotler has been honoured with the 2023 Lantos Foundation Human Rights Prize, the organisation’s highest distinction.
The award ceremony took place in Washington, D.C. at a moving event on Capitol Hill, in the presence of distinguished guests, family, colleagues, and friends.
Previous laureates include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the late Professor Elie Wiesel, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and head of Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign Bill Browder.
“I am deeply humbled and honoured to be counted among the ranks of Lantos Prize laureates. It is especially moving for me as I had the pleasure to know and work with Congressman Lantos – a towering figure in the world of human rights who has inspired my own work.” – Professor Irwin Cotler
See full details on the Lantos Foundation website HERE
