Ko Naing Ko Ko and Patrick Holmes, CEO of Amnesty International
On 10th December, on International Human Rights Day, Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand has honoured Naing Ko Ko as recipient of its Human Rights Defender Award of 2010.
“Naing Ko Ko has risked his life, lost the right to return to his home country and left behind friends and family in order to restore freedom to a country that has been under brutal military rule for more than four decades,” said Patrick Holmes, CEO of Amnesty International. “For this reason, we are delighted to honour Naing Ko Ko as a true expression of what it means to be a Human Rights Defender.”
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