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George Bizos Named as Winner of the 2004 Bernard Simons Memorial Award
LONDON, England, October 08, 2004 - The International Bar Association (IBA) today announces George Bizos as the winner of its prestigious Bernard Simons Memorial Award for the Advancement of Human Rights. The Award is being made to Mr Bizos for his outstanding contribution to human rights law in South Africa. It will be presented to him at the IBA’s annual Conference in Auckland on the morning of Monday 25 October 2004.
Nelson Mandela, one of the many who nominated Mr Bizos for the Award, said, ‘I know of no person more worthy for this honour’.
As a student during the late 1940s, George Bizos fought, against racism, and for the promotion of human rights. He has been associated with many landmark trials on South Africa's road to democracy, and was Nelson Mandela's lawyer throughout the infamous Rivonia Trials during the 1960s. Throughout the 1990s, George Bizos played a central role in establishing constitutional law and investigating apartheid-era crimes for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
More recently, he has been involved in a critical case in Zimbabwe, heading the defence for leaders of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change on charges of high treason.
The Award, sponsored by LexisNexis Matthew Bender, will be presented to George Bizos during the apt Human Rights Institute Session on Politicisation of the judiciary.
For further information please contact:
Fiona Paterson
Human Rights Institute Manager
International Bar Association
271 Regent Street
London
W1B 2AQ
United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7629 1206
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7409 0456
E-mail: fiona.paterson@int-bar.org
Romana St Matthew - Daniel
Press Office
International Bar Association
271 Regent Street
London
W1B 2AQ
United Kingdom
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7629 1206
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7409 0456
E-mail: romana.daniel@int-bar.org
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