Evening Herald (Plymouth), UK
January 9, 2009 Friday

Leading human rights campaigner to give talk

A champion of human rights with strong ties to Plymouth is to give a
presentation in the city about her work.

by CARL EVE Herald Reporter

Baroness Caroline Cox – who was created a Life Peer in 1982 and was
deputy speaker of the House of Lords from 1985 to 2005 – will give a
presentation at the Guildhall on March 5 from 7.30pm.

Often known as the Battling Baroness, both her parents hail from
Devonport and her mother was a pupil at Devonport High School for
Girls.

As a young girl she was evacuated to Plymouth from London during the
Blitz.

A founder of Hart-UK – Humanitarian Aid and Relief Trust – she has
travelled the globe reporting on human rights violations, garnering a
plethora of accolades, awards and honours.

She has been honoured with the Commander Cross of the Order of Merit
of the Republic of Poland; the Wilberforce Award for her humanitarian
work; the International Mother Teresa Award from the All India
Christian Council and the anniversary medal presented by Lech Walesa,
the former President of Poland, at the 25th anniversary of the Polish
Solidarity Movement.

Baroness Cox’s humanitarian aid work has taken her on many missions to
conflict zones, including the Armenian enclave of Nagorno Karabakh;
Sudan; Nigeria; Uganda; the Karen, Karenni, Shan and Chin peoples in
the jungles of Burma; and communities suffering from conflict in
Indonesia.

She has also been instrumental in helping to change the former Soviet
Union policies for orphaned and abandoned children from institutional
to foster family care.

Reservations are recommended although the tickets are free from either
mike.riley@judes.org.uk or call 01752 263163 or 01752 302576.