International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
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The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is an international organisation addressing human rights violations against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and people with HIV/AIDS.
IGLHRC was founded by Russian and US activists in 1990, and incorporated as a US non-profit organisation in 1991.
Though initially focused on human rights abuses in Russia, the organisation is now active in many parts of the world, including the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
IGLHRC has offices in New York City, Buenos Aires and Johannesburg.
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[edit] Felipa de Souza Award
Since 1994, IGLHRC hands out an annual award, the Felipa de Souza Award, to honour a human rights activist or organisation.
| 1994 | Juan Pablo Ordonez ABIGALE Lepa Mladjenovic |
Colombia South Africa Serbia |
| 1995 | Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Group (TGLRG) Anjaree Luiz Mott |
Australia Thailand Brazil |
| 1996 | No award | |
| 1997 | Demet Demir Genc Xhelaj The Sister Namibia Collective Wilfredo Valencia Palacios (honourable mention) |
Turkey Albania Namibia El Salvador |
| 1998 | Circulo Cultural Gay (CCG) Dr. Tal Jarus-Hakak Dede Oetomo Nancy Cardenas (1934-1994, posthum) Carlos Jauregui (1958-1996, posthumous) |
Mexico Israel Indonesia Mexico Argentina |
| 1999 | Aung Myo Min Prudence Mabele Kiri Kiri and Chingu Sai Simon Nkoli (1957-1998, posthumous) |
Burma South Africa South Korea South Africa |
| 2000 | Dejan Nebrigic (1970-1999, posthumous) Ditshwanelo - The Botswana Center for Human Rights Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) William Hernandez |
Serbia Botswana USA El Salvador |
| 2001 | Companions on a Journey and Women’s Support Group Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays Luis Gauthier (1950-2000, posthumous) |
Sri Lanka Jamaica Chile |
| 2002 | Elizabeth Calvet (posthumous) Marta Lucia Alvarez Giraldo, Marta Lucia Tamayo Rincon and Alba Nelly Montoya Cui Zi En Maher Sabry |
Brazil Colombia China Egypt |
| 2003 | Lohana Berkins | Argentina |
| 2004 | The Gender/Sexuality Rights Association of Taiwan (G/STRAT) | Taiwan |
| 2005 | Gay and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) | Zimbabwe |
| 2006 | Rauda Morcos (ASWAT) | Palestinian Activist from Haifa, Israel |
| 2007 | Blue Diamond Society | Nepal |
| 2008 | Iranian Queer Organization Andrés Ignacio Rivera Duarte |
Canada/Iranian Diaspora Chile |
[edit] OUTSPOKEN Award
In addition to the Felipa de Souza Award, IGLHRC occasionally presents the OUTSPOKEN Award to special honorees. The OUTSPOKEN Award "recognizes the leadership of a global ally to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community whose outspokenness has contributed substantially to advancing the rights and understanding of LGBTI people everywhere."
The first OUTSPOKEN Award was presented in 2005 to the Honorable Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. In 2008, IGLHRC will present its second OUTSPOKEN Award to Archbishop Desmond Tutu in San Francisco.
