The Guatemala Human Rights Commission will hold a reception on November 14, 2013 to present our second annual Alice Zachmann Human Rights Defenders Award to the Guatemalan Human Rights Defenders Protection Unit (UDEFEGUA). The event will be held at the All Souls Church located at 1500 Harvard Street NW in Washington, DC. This event is free and open to the public.
Founded in 2012, The Alice Zachmann Human Rights Defenders Award recognizes an individual, organization or community who has demonstrated dedication to the defense of human rights through non-violent methods, and for which he/she has been exposed to threats, violence or other attacks.
Claudia Samayoa, coordinator for UDEFEGUA, will formally receive the award on behalf of her organization and will deliver the keynote address at the event. With Claudia’s leadership since its inception in 2000, UDEFEGUA has grown into a world-renowned human rights organization.