Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights

The Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights "is awarded biannually by the University of Connecticut to an individual or group who has made a significant effort to advance the cause of international justice and global human rights.

"The Dodd Prize commemorates the distinguished career in public service of Thomas J. Dodd who, as Executive Trial Counsel at the Nuremberg Trials and a Connecticut Senator from 1959 to 1971, fought against infringement and suppression of human rights in the United States and abroad.

"On October 1, 2007, the University of Connecticut awarded the Third Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights to the Center for Justice & Accountability and Mental Disability Rights International."

Previous Awards

 * "October 17, 2005: The second Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights was awarded jointly to Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Justice Richard J. Goldstone.
 * "September 24, 2003: The first Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights was awarded jointly to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, T.D., Prime Minister of Ireland, and The Right Honourable Tony Blair, M.P., Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, and Minister for the Civil Service."