International Slavery Museum in Liverpool receives UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize Honourable Mention
The International Slavery Museum in Liverpool has received an Honourable Mention by the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.
The Museum, which opened in 2007, is being recognised for its efforts to commemorate the lives and deaths of millions of enslaved Africans, and for its work to fight against legacies of slavery such as racism, discrimination, inequalities, injustice and exploitation, as well as against contemporary forms of slavery.
The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize was established in 1995 to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of the Mahatma Gandhi, thanks to the generosity of the Indian writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh. It is awarded every two years to individuals or institutions who demonstrate an outstanding contribution to the promotion of tolerance and non-violence.
In an award ceremony scheduled for 16th November, the International Day for Tolerance, François Houtart of Belgium and Abdul Sattar Edhi of Pakistan will be jointly presented the main prize for their life-long efforts to advance the cause of social justice and their commitment to the promotion of the ideals of human rights, non-violence and tolerance.
Previous Laureates of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize include the Burmese pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi and Pope Shenouda III of the Egyptian Coptic Church.
Written: 20/10/2009 , last modified: 20/10/2009
