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Nelson Mandela

With patience, wisdom and a willingness to sacrifice for others, Nelson Mandela led a movement to unify a divided nation and reconcile decades of pain and racism. Throughout his life, Mandela...

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Jovito Salonga

Few people highlight the trait of endurance better than Jovito Reyes Salonga. During some of the most tumultuous years in Filipino history, Jovito continued to be a voice and force for positive change....

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Chico Mendes

Chico Mendes(Dec.15, 1944 – Dec. 22, 1988)Chico Mendes was leader of great courage and unyielding motivation. To many powerful people, he was trouble maker, but to millions of workers and Amazonian...

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Giorgio Perlasca

( January 31, 1910 – August 15, 1992 ) The Heroic Impostor Who would expect an escaped political prisoner would pose as a Spanish diplomat during WWII to save the lives of people in a country not his...

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Lobsang Tenzin

Undated photo of Lobsang-TenzinAn Imprisoned Hero Lobsang Tenzin continually risked his health and safety to advocate for the needs of political prisoners in Tibet and for prison reform. The twist,...

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Shiva Nazar Ahari

Her name inspires hope, communicates strength and spotlights the human rights struggle in Iran. Though certainly not alone in her struggle, Shiva Nazar Ahari’s example of steadfast determination is a...

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Hans Scholl

The outgoing, charismatic and handsome Hans Scholl started his young life following the Nazi party in the increasingly unstable German nation of the 1930s. Full of hope and excitement, Scholl believed...

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Ken Saro-Wiwa

In the mid-1990’s a small minority tribe living in the Niger River Delta stood up for their rights that had been taken by their government and by transnational oil companies. Because of their efforts,...

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