Lottie Cunningham Wren
Lottie Cunningham Wren | |
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Born | Bilwaskarma, Nicaragua[1] | September 29, 1959
Nationality | Nicaragua |
Occupation | Indigenous rights lawyer |
Organization | Center for Justice and Human Rights of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua |
Awards | Right Livelihood Award (2020) |
Website | cejudhcan |
Lottie Cunningham Wren (born 1959) is a Miskito Nicaraguan lawyer, environmentalist, and Indigenous rights activist from Nicaragua.[1]
Wren was born on September 29, 1959, in the village of Bilwaskarma, located on the Rio Coco, Nicaragua.[1]
Wren founded the Center for Justice and Human Rights of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua.[2] She received the 2020 Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize," for her work defending the rights of Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples to their land.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Lottie Cunningham Wren". Right Livelihood. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Diez, Georg (December 3, 2020). "Nicaragua's Indigenous People face a humanitarian crisis". Fair Planet. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lottie Cunningham Wren (Nicaragua)". The Right Livelihood Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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