Cedric Prakash

Father Cedric Prakash is a human rights activist and a Jesuit priest based in the city of Ahmedabad in western India. He is the director of Prashant, the Ahmedabad-based Jesuit Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d' Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour), one of the highest French civilian awards, acknowledging his commitment to the defence and the promotion of Human Rights in India. [cite news
url = http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/02/stories/2006060205571300.htm
title = Top French honour for Fr. Cedric Prakash
publisher = The Hindu
date = 2006-06-02
accessdate = 2007-03-01]

Other than this, Fr. Prakash has also been awarded numerous other awards - the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award presented for Humanitarian Work by the Indian Muslim Council, USA in 2003, the Kabir Puraskar conferred on him by the President of India for his work in the promotion of Communal Harmony and Peace in 1995, and the Minorities Rights Award by the National Commission for Minorities of the Government of India in 2006. [cite web
url = http://www.secularindia.com/ngo/2006/10/14Minorities.htm
title = Minorities Rights Award 2006 for Fr. Cedric Prakash
author = Simon Parmar
publisher = SecularIndia.com
accessdate = 2007-03-19]

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