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Awards

Ms. Jagger has been the recipient of the following awards:

2008
Honorary Doctorate in Human Rights from Simmons College, Massachusetts
2006
Office of the Americas Peace and Justice Award
“for her bravery, eloquence and strength of convictions”
2006
2004
Right Livelihood Award, also known as The Alternative Nobel Prize
“For putting her celebrity at the service of the exploited and disadvantaged. The Jury recognized “her long-standing commitment and dedicated campaigning over a wide range of issues of human rights, social justice and environmental protection, including the abolition of the death penalty, the prevention of child abuse, and the rights of indigenous peoples to the environment that supports them and the prevention and healing of armed conflicts”
2004
World Achievement Award from Mikhail Gorbachev
for “her worldwide commitment to human rights, social and economic justice and environmental causes”
2003
International Award from International Service
for “her commitment to the eradication of human rights abuses”
2000
Champion of Justice Humanitarian Award
for her work as “a steadfast and eloquent advocate for the elimination of the death penalty in America”
1998
 for “her passionate devotion to international human rights, opposition to capital punishment and the promotion of civil rights”
1997
Inducted to the Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation Hall of Fame
for “championing human rights and children’s causes around the globe”
1997
Amnesty International USA Media Spotlight Award for Leadership
“In recognition for her work on behalf of human rights around the world, exposing and focusing attention on injustice.”
1997
Green Globe award from the Rainforest Alliance
for “her extraordinary conservation efforts and achievements over the past ten years”
1996
Abolitionist of the Year Award from the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
for “her tireless efforts and heroic dedication in achieving clemency for Guinevere Garcia”
1996
Named 1996 Woman of the Year by the Boys' Town of Italy
for “unswerving efforts on behalf of children’s rights from all parts of the world”
1994
Hispanic Federation of New York City’s Humanitarian Award
“in recognition for her courageous engagement in issues of justice and human rights around the globe”
1994
United Nations Earth Day International Award
for “her successful efforts to protect the livelihood of the indigenous peoples of Latin America, stopping the rain forest destruction in Nicaragua and Honduras”
1983
Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Stonehill College, Massachusetts
for “her work on behalf of human rights”
 
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