Wangari Maathai, previous Urgent Action case, is awarded Nobel Peace Prize!
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March 4, 2005
Wangari Maathai, previous Urgent Action case, is awarded Nobel Peace Prize!
A leader of Kenya's Greenbelt Movement, Wangari Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Urgent Action Network members took action on her behalf on five separate occasions.
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El Salvador: Protective Measure Ordered for Beatriz (UA 93/13)
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has urged the Salvadoran government to
safeguard the life of Beatriz, but they still have not acted.
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