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Basil Fernando of AHRC awarded 2001 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights - Photo Gallery of the Prize Presentation Ceremony

AHRC - Basil Fernando of AHRC awarded 2001 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights - Photo Gallery of the Prize Presentation Ceremony

Photo Gallery - Award Presentation Ceremony
Acceptance Speech by Basil Fernando
Welcome Address by the President of May 18 Memorial Foundation
Speech by a Member of Panel of Judges of the Award on the Selection Process
Photo Gallery - Award Presentation Ceremony
Press Release by the May 18 Memorial Foundation
A Brief Background of Basil Fernando
About Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
About Gwangju Uprising
Selecting process of the 2nd awardee of the Gwangu Prize for Human Rights
The Panel of Judges of the 2nd Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
About the May 18 Memorial Foundation
Congratulations List
Photo Gallery - May 18 Memorial Cemetery and Some
Commemoration Activities in May 2001

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Mr. Yoon Young-kyu, president of the May 18 Memorial Foundation addressing the audience [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Rev. Kang Shin-seok, a member of the panel of judges of the Prize addressing the audience [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
 Mr. Basil Fernando just before receiving the prize by Mr. Yoon Young-kyu, president of the May 18 Memorial Foundation [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
Mr. Basil Fernando is being presented with the certificate of the Kwangju Prize for Human Rights [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando receiving the certificate of the Kwangju Prize for Human Rights from Mr. Yoon Young-kyu [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando displaying the certificate of the Kwangju Prize for Human Rights [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
Mr. Basil Fernando receiving the statue of the Kwangju Prize for Human Rights from Mr. Yoon Young-kyu [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando receiving the statue of the Kwangju Prize for Human Mr. Basil Fernando receiving a bouquet of flowers from Mr. Yoon Young-kyu [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
Mr. Basil Fernando with the bouquet of flowers he has just received [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando receiving a bouquet of flowers from his daughter Jessica Fernando [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando with the bouquet of flowers he has received from his daughter [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
Mr. Basil Fernando with the bouquet of flowers he has received from his daughter [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando preparing to deliver his acceptance speech [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando delivering his acceptance speech [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
Mr. Basil Fernando delivering his acceptance speech [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
 Mr. Basil Fernando delivering his acceptance speech [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
 Mr. Basil Fernando delivering his acceptance speech [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
Mr. Basil Fernando delivering his acceptance speech [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
 Mr. Basil Fernando delivering his acceptance speech [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando with his daughter [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
Prominent Korean poet - Mr. Kim Jun-tae - reciting the Korean language translation of a poem written by Basil Fernando on Gwangju named The Graveyard of the Victims [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] The audience of the Prize Presentation Ceremony [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] The audience of the Prize Presentation Ceremony [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
The audience of the Prize Presentation Ceremony [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
 The audience of the Prize Presentation Ceremony [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] The audience of the Prize Presentation Ceremony [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
[from left] Mr. Yoon Young-kyu, a national assembly member, Sanjeewa Liyanage of AHRC, Basil Fernando, Dr. Yoon Jang-hyun - former co-chairperson of the Gwangju Citizen's Solidarity (KCS) and member of the board of directors of AHRC, Eugene Soh - a consultant to KCS and a special research consultant to AHRC and Park Jae-man of AHRC [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
 Mr. Basil Fernando with the Kwangju Prize for Human Rights [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando with the members of the solidarity network of killed and disappeared in Asia from Philippines and Sri Lanka and Gwangju [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
Mr. Basil Fernando with With Ms. Kang Jeung-mi of May 18 Memorial Foundation and Ms. Lee of the Language Education Centre of Chonnam National University in Gwangju [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando with the members of the solidarity network of killed and disappeared in Asia from Philippines and Sri Lanka and Gwangju [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando with his daughter, Jessica Fernando [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
Mr. Basil Fernando with his daughter, Jessica Fernando [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando with Dr. Yoon Jang-hyun and Mrs. Yoon [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC] Mr. Basil Fernando with Mr. Lee Jai-eui and Dr. Yoon Jang-hyun [Photo Sanjeewa Liyanage/AHRC]
     
     
     

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