Families As We Are: Event

Washington, DC - June 11th, 2003

First Annual Awards Celebration
The selection committee for the
United Nations Association
of the National Capital Area
Perdita Huston Human Rights Award
is proud to announce the 2003 recipient

Dr. Sima Samar
Chair, Independent Afghanistan Human Rights Commission

Please join us for an awards reception in honor of Dr. Samar
and a celebration of the vision of Perdita Huston

Wednesday June 11th, 2003
6:30 - 8:30 PM

Institute for International Economics
1750 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
(Directions & Map)

Dr. Sima Samar, the Chair of the Independent Afghanistan Human Rights Commission is the first human rights commission in Afghanistan's history. Dr. Samar was one of only two women cabinet ministers in the transition government. As the recipient of the inaugural PHHRA, Sima Samar will be recognized for her dedication to the education and health of women in Afghanistan. Her unfailing efforts for her countrywomen through decades of resistance and life threatening circumstances deserve our deep respect and recognition.
Additional Information on Dr. Samar

"The words and voices of women in Families as We Are are a testimony to the transformation in women's lives over the past three generations [and] make visible the daily challenges with which women struggle."

- Noleen Heyzer, Executive Director, UNIFEM