25th Annual Human Rights Awards
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024
12:00 - 1:30 PM CT
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Entrance on 541 N. Rush Street

We are grateful for your support in advancing human rights and wanted to inform you of an important update:

Ticket sales for the 25th Annual Human Rights Awards will end on May 24th. Now is the time to secure your seat! 

Join the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) for this special event dedicated to honoring human rights champions and the brave immigrants shaping our communities. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us in applauding the monumental accomplishments of philanthropic, business and community influencers who are creating change!

Buy your tickets or a table at:
https://immigrantjustice.org/HumanRightsAwards 

AWARDEES

Keynote & Jeanne M. and Joseph P. Sullivan Award:
Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat is the author of several award-winning books and essay collections, including her memoir, Brother, I’m Dying, a 2007 finalist for the National Book Award and a 2008 winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. She is a 2009 MacArthur Fellow, 2018 Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellow, 2018 Neustadt Prize winner, 2019 Saint Louis Literary Award winner, 2020 United States Artist Fellow, 2020 Vilceck Prize winner, and 2023 PEN/Malamud Award winner. She is a member of the New York Writer’s Hall of Fame and The American Academy of Arts and Letters. She currently teaches at Columbia University.

Human Rights Corporate Award:
Accenture

Human Rights Practitioner Award:
Brian Casey, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Community Change Award:
Latino Policy Forum

2024 Rising STAR Awards Recipients:
Mary Kennedy, Seyfarth Shaw LLP 
Jackie McDonnell, Faegre Drinker  
Elizabeth Olivera, Cozen O’Connor
Leigh Brissenden, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Matthew Hartzler, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Rachel Cheng, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Marques Winick, Goldberg Kohn
Laila Khan, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Tommy Hoyt, Sidley Austin LLP
Joseph Glynn, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP

We look forward to celebrating with you!

-Mary Meg McCarthy
Executive Director, National Immigrant Justice Center

 

THANK YOU TO OUR PREMIER AND DIAMOND SPONSORS

Logos for Premier and Diamond level sponsors for 25th Annual NIJC Human Rights Awards

Join us as a sponsor of the 25th Annual NIJC Human Rights Awards along with the more than 90 others who have already committed. Visit our sponsorship page for more information.

 
 


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