THE INAMORI ETHICS PRIZE
The 2011 Inamori Ethics Prize will be awarded to human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, who has spent the last 20 years defending journalists and fighting for a free press in her home country of Zimbabwe. Born and educated in Swaziland, Mtetwa has worked as a prosecutor in Swaziland before moving to Zimbabwe, where her career focused on family law and human rights.
The prize will be awarded Sept. 7, 2011, at Severance Hall at Case Western Reserve University. As part of the prize ceremony, Mtetwa will present a lecture and participate in a symposium. Lecture and symposium are open to the public.
The Inamori Ethics Prize honours outstanding international ethical leaders whose actions and influence have greatly improved the condition of humankind.
The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) began in July 2006 through a generous gift from Kazuo Inamori—founder of the Kyocera Corporation and KDDI—and the Inamori Foundation of Kyoto, Japan. The Center affirms Dr. Inamori’s vision by exploring ethical issues from a global perspective; nurturing international awareness and understanding of our common humanity through the study, teaching and practice of ethics; and the pursuit of excellence in all human endeavours.
(For more information, see: http://case.edu/events/inamori/index.html)
