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The Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
Join the IPS community Wednesday October 13th for the annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards honoring the heroic efforts of three groups. One fights for rights for domestic day laborers in the United States, one is holding the government of Honduras to a new standard, and the other has bravely amassed the largest collection of police archives in history--in Guatemala.
The event will be held at the National Press Club in Washington from 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. The awards honor the memory of two IPS staffers — Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt — who were murdered on September 21, 1976 as they drove to work. The car bombers responsible for their deaths were found to be directly connected to the regime of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, of which Letelier was a leading critic.
Please join us for food, drinks, and a wonderful ceremony featuring Sweet Honey In The Rock as we remember our fallen heroes and celebrate our current ones. Online ticket sales have closed but tickets will be available at the door.
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