HRAD Archive

The 2000 Don and Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Awards were presented to U.S. Representative Bruce Vento for his commitment to human rights throughout his career, and to Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association of Rochester, Minnesota for its services to southeastern Minnesota's immigrant and refugee community.

The 1999 Don and Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Awards were presented to Baltasar Garzón Real, the Spanish magistrate whose leadership initiated the case against ex-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, and to Wilma Mankiller, Chief of the Cherokee Nation, whose life and work has been dedicated to Native American and women's issues.

The 1998 Don and Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Awards were presented to Arvonne Fraser and to Loretta Frederick in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the area of women's human rights, and to The Women's Center and Refleksione for work to prevent violence against women in Albania.

The 1997 Don and Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Awards were presented to Sulo Shrestha-Shah, president of RUGMARK-Nepal and owner of a rug factory that provides innovative programs to support children, and to Broad Meadows Middle School of Quincy, Massachusetts, which demonstrated the power of youth activism by raising over $100,000 to build a school in honor of Iqbal Masih.

The 1996 Don and Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Award was presented to Justice Richard Goldstone, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. His integrity and vision made the tribunal an effective instrument of justice.

The1995 Don and Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Awards were presented to M. Nazie Eftekhari, Jose Lamas, W. George Meredith, Viet Ngo, and Rocky Ralebipi, highlighting outstanding contributions of immigrants.

The 1994 Don and Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Awards were presented to James P. Grant, executive director of UNICEF, and to National Street Children's Movement, Brazil, for its work protecting the world's children.

The 1993 Don and Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Awards were presented to Jadranka Cigelj and to Dr. Shana Swiss for their work preventing rape during wartime.