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2003 Women's Rights Prize
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Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe
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Navanethem Pillay
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2003 Gruber Women's Rights Prize

The recipients are a South African judge for her courageous leadership in advancing human rights, and an organization representing women’s groups in Rwanda, for its commitment to peace, reconciliation, and nation building.
 
    Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe
  An umbrella organization comprising over 40 women's groups across Rwanda, Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe is dedicated to achieving peace and eradicating discrimination  
         
    Navanethem Pillay
  The first black woman attorney on the Supreme Court of South Africa, Judge Navanethem Pillay has been a strong advocate for human rights and women's issues  
         

 
 
 

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