Adilur gets RF Kennedy Award
UNB, Dhaka :
Adilur Rahman Khan, a leading human rights lawyer, received the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in a ceremony in Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Thursday.
Presented annually by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), the award recognizes Rahman Khan’s courageous work uncovering the most serious human rights violations in Bangladesh and initiates a partnership to support his efforts to promote and safeguard human rights, said a press release received here Friday .
“There is no more fitting tribute to my father than the presentation of this award to Adilur Rahman Khan,” said Kerry Kennedy, President of the RFK Center.
“Robert Kennedy would have admired Adil’s courage and persistence in documenting his government’s complicity in a wide range of human rights abuses. We are inspired and humbled by his work to improve the lives of all Bangladeshis, and we are proud to honor him with the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.”
Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy, presented the award to Rahman Khan on Capitol Hill that featured remarks from Kerry Kennedy and Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD).
“I thank the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights for honoring me with this prestigious award,” said Rahman Khan. “This award is an acknowledgement of the tireless work of human rights defenders presently at risk,” he added.
Adilur Rahman Khan, a leading human rights lawyer, received the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in a ceremony in Capitol Hill in Washington DC on Thursday.
Presented annually by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), the award recognizes Rahman Khan’s courageous work uncovering the most serious human rights violations in Bangladesh and initiates a partnership to support his efforts to promote and safeguard human rights, said a press release received here Friday .
“There is no more fitting tribute to my father than the presentation of this award to Adilur Rahman Khan,” said Kerry Kennedy, President of the RFK Center.
“Robert Kennedy would have admired Adil’s courage and persistence in documenting his government’s complicity in a wide range of human rights abuses. We are inspired and humbled by his work to improve the lives of all Bangladeshis, and we are proud to honor him with the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.”
Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy, presented the award to Rahman Khan on Capitol Hill that featured remarks from Kerry Kennedy and Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD).
“I thank the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights for honoring me with this prestigious award,” said Rahman Khan. “This award is an acknowledgement of the tireless work of human rights defenders presently at risk,” he added.