REMINDER/Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Robert Redford, Alfre Woodard, Katie Holmes To Participate in 2002 Reebok Human Rights Awards Ceremony in Salt Lake City.

Business/Human Rights Editors

REMINDER...for Thursday (Feb. 7)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Press Conference with Desmond Tutu, Award Recipients at SLOC Main

Media Center

Who: Desmond Tutu, Robert Redford, Alfre Woodard and Katie Holmes join
    in honoring recipients of the 2002 Reebok Human Rights Awards as
    part of the Cultural Olympiad of the 2002 Winter Games in Salt
    Lake City.

What: Established in 1988, the 2002 Reebok Human Rights Award annually
    recognizes four activists age 30 or under who have made
    significant contributions to the field of human rights strictly
    through non-violent means. For the first time in the 13-year
    history of the award, the four nominees selected by the Board are
    women.

Details: Thursday, February 7, Capitol Theater
         1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 50 West 200 South, Salt Lake City

Please Note: A press conference with Desmond Tutu and three recipients
    will be held at the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) Main
    Media Center on Feb. 7 at 11:00 a.m.

This Year's Winners:

Babita Maili Lama, 25, India/Nepal, Rescuer of Sex Trafficking Victims - Recipient

Lama is a survivor of sex trafficking who now works courageously to help girls and young women escape from forced prostitution in the notorious brothels of Bombay. She leads the field work of the Bombay office of Maiti Nepal, planning and executing programs to free girls from lives of sexual slavery. Despite great danger, Babita has rescued more than 100 girls from captivity and has helped them rebuild their lives.

Malika Asha Sanders, 27, United States, 21st Century Civil Rights Activist - Recipient

Sanders is a life-long civil rights activist from Selma, Ala., who leads the 21st Century Youth Movement, an organization that helps young African Americans understand their civil rights heritage and develop leadership skills. She is dedicated to helping African American youth renew hope by finding and implementing solutions to the increase of youth-on-youth violence, drug abuse and crime, and the continuation of racism, sexism and poverty in their communities.

Kavwumbu Hakachima, 27, Zambia, Advocate Against Child Abuse - Recipient

Hakachima has single-handedly brought public awareness to the issue of physical and sexual child abuse in Zambia, a problem that has grown dramatically as a result of the AIDS crisis. As the founding coordinator of the Children In Crisis Center at the Lusaka YWCA, she advocated for Zambia to recognize the problem, demanded state protection for abused children and worked tirelessly to rescue them from perilous situations, providing them with shelter and counseling.

Dita Sari, 29, Indonesia, Crusader for Social and Economic Justice - Honoree

Sari is a labor activist dedicated to improving wages and working conditions for millions of impoverished Indonesian factory workers. At the age of 21, in defiance of then-President Suharto's laws, she formed the first independent labor union in Indonesia, soon becoming the only female political prisoner at the time. Her passion, vision and courage in developing a consciousness within Indonesian society that labor rights are human rights have continued since.

Note to the editors:

Please note that last week Dita Sari informed the Reebok Human Rights Department that she has withdrawn her acceptance of the award. Ms. Sari has decided that it would be inappropriate to accept an award from a corporation which is producing products globally. Reebok and the Reebok Human Rights Board of Advisors respect Ms. Sari's decision.

For more information please visit the Reebok Human Rights Program's website.

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