The Nation - News from May 11, 1986
Former President Jimmy Carter announced his affiliation with an international foundation that will work against abuses of civilian rights and honor “human rights heroes” annually with an award similar to the Nobel Peace Prize. Carter said that the Carter-Menil Human Rights Foundation, sponsored by philanthropist Dominique de Menil of Houston, will be activated in October at Emory University in Atlanta with a convention of rights advocates.
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