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Monday, April 19, 2004
Champion for Women's Rights
For her commitment to defending women’s human rights in Turkey, Nebahat Akkoç is receiving the Amnesty International Ginetta Sagan Fund Award. Akkoç is one of Turkey’s most prominent human rights activists, and Ka-Mer, a women’s center she founded, is one of the leading non-profit organizations in the country.
Akkoç has demonstrated her commitment to women in Turkey by ensuring that Ka-Mer offers a wide array of services. In addition to supporting the first women’s shelter in Turkey, Ka-Mer provides hotlines for victims of domestic violence and honor crimes and consciousness-raising courses aimed at empowering women through knowledge of their political, economic and human rights.
Join Amnesty International DC Women's Human Rights Action Team for a discussion with Akkoç on Wednesday, April 21, at 7 p.m., at Teaism, Penn Quarter (400 Eighth St. NW; Archives/Navy Memorial Metro). RSVP to this e-mail by Monday, April 19.
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