{"297961":{"#nid":"297961","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Human Rights Attorney to Receive Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA prominent human rights attorney from Zimbabwe has been named the recipient of the 2014 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage, Georgia Institute of Technology President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson announced today.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBeatrice Mtetwa has fought against injustice and defended press freedom for more than 20 years.\u0026nbsp; She has endured harassment and arrest as she advocates for human rights, social justice and women\u2019s equality and advancement. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMtetwa is the first woman to receive the prize and will be honored during a ceremony at the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts scheduled for Nov. 13\u003Cstrong\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMs. Mtetwa has endured a sometimes painful journey to achieve the larger purpose of freedom and justice for all,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cThat is the promise of a democracy, and Beatrice Mtwetwa embodies the effort to fulfill that promise. There are some who, through great personal sacrifice and courage, impact the lives of countless individuals as well as those for generations to come. Ms. Mtetwa is one such person.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage recognizes individuals who, by standing up for clear moral principles in the social arena, have positively affected public discourse at the risk of their own careers, livelihoods and even their lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe selection of Mtetwa comes at a time when government leaders in Zimbabwe are again persecuting human rights defenders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI am hoping that the message that will be sent out there is that one can be true to their beliefs regardless of whatever dangers might be lurking in the background,\u201d she wrote in an email. \u201cIf more of us were prepared to do this kind of work, it would be more difficult to target them for persecution, and it is my hope that this award will help swell the numbers of people prepared to stand up for what is right.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMtetwa has been physically assaulted and has had her life threatened. Still, she continues to champion civil activists and local and international journalists. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe also works to protect the rights of women and children; to preserve the essential rights of peaceful assembly, association and speech; and to help farmers wrongfully evicted from their land by the government.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe prize comes with a $100,000 stipend. Prior recipients include Sam Nunn,\u0026nbsp;William Foege. and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/johnlewis.house.gov\/\u0022\u003EJohn Lewis\u003C\/a\u003E. The Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Family Foundation endowed the award in perpetuity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore information on the prize can be found here:\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/home\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/home\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWritten by Laura Diamond\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNoSpacing\u0022\u003EA prominent human rights attorney from Zimbabwe has been named the recipient of the 2014 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage, Georgia Institute of Technology President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson announced today.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNoSpacing\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A prominent human rights attorney from Zimbabwe has been named the recipient of the 2014 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage, Georgia Institute of Technology President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson announced today."}],"uid":"27304","created_gmt":"2014-05-16 08:38:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:26","author":"Matthew Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"297951":{"id":"297951","type":"image","title":"Beatrice Mtetwa","body":null,"created":"1449244530","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:55:30","changed":"1475894998","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:58","alt":"Beatrice Mtetwa","file":{"fid":"199457","name":"image001-1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/image001-1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/image001-1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":433769,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/image001-1_0.jpg?itok=q3jIQeZU"}}},"media_ids":["297951"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ivanallenprize.gatech.edu\/home\/","title":"Ivan Allen Prize for Social Courage"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"93381","name":"Beatrice Mtetwa"},{"id":"11435","name":"Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College"},{"id":"12395","name":"Ivan Allen Prize for Social Courage"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Nagel@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}