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Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir in Mexico.


On April 20, 2002, Catolicas por el Derecho De`re´cho

n. 1. A straight wind without apparent cyclonic tendency, usually accompanied with rain and often destructive, common in the prairie regions of the United States.
 a Decidir in Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico
Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico.
 was awarded the prestigious Don Sergio National Human Rights Prize for the group's work "in defense of women's human rights both within and beyond the Catholic church" and for being "faithful to Jesus and the church within the teachings of the Second Vatican Council Noun 1. Second Vatican Council - the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms
Vatican II

Vatican Council - each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church
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 Gerardo Thijssen, president of the Don Sergio Mendez Arceo Foundation. Over 40 organizations from the Catholic church form part of the selection committee for this award.
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Title Annotation:pro-life group wins the Don Sergio National Human Rights Prize
Publication:Conscience
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 22, 2002
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