Word: humanitarian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Humanitarian groups hope Wei, Wang and their families may escape further persecution now that the award has been presented to Doctors Without Borders, a group of physicians who revolutionized the field of humanitarian...
...Linda established. Yet David's life, oddly, may be richer now than it has ever been. As a man who has long existed in the shadow of someone else--first his brother, then his wife--he at last finds himself at the center of things. There are humanitarian awards to accept, anti-death penalty interviews to give, victims'-rights speeches to deliver. He has even considered a lecture tour with one of Ted's victims...
...They appeared in court on Oct. 4 as expected, but this was for further remand and review of their bail conditions," said Claudia A. McElroy, coordinator of the Africa program for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The committee, a 20-member humanitarian group, has been protesting the Zimbabwean government's treatment of the journalists for several months...
Since news of the arrest and torture became public, journalists and humanitarian organizations across the world have rallied behind Choto and Chavunduka...
This time, the Nobel Committee played it safe - and with good reason. Last year they got burned (remember Northern Ireland?) and 1999 wasn't exactly a blessed year for the world's peacemakers. The Nobel Peace Prize went Friday to Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), the universally acclaimed humanitarian aid organization that is often first into the world's hot spots. It was an uncontroversial choice, avoiding both the ruffling of feathers and the risk of disappointment. China had lobbied intensely against the award going to exiled dissidents Wang Dan and Wei Jingshen, but it is hard to accuse...