Cassin Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs
- Subcategories: Peace Movement, Pacifism, Pacifists, Human Rights
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Norway, Scandinavia
- Date: December 10, 1968
Article abstract: In recognition of decades of work toward uniting the nations of the world in the fight to establish global standards for human rights, René Cassin received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Summary of Event
In November of 1968, the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament announced the selection of René Cassin as recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Cassin’s was not a household name; few outside the realm of international human rights work or the United Nations knew of him. His work over the previous decades, culminating in 1966 with the...
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