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Social activist Urmila Chaudhary wins Global Anti-Racism C'ship Award 2024

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented the Global Anti-Racism Championship Award 2024 to Ms Urmila Chaudhary in Washington DC on Monday. (Photo: RSS)

Social campaigner of Nepal, Urmila Chaudhary, has been honored with the Global Anti-Racism Championship Award 2024.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented the coveted awards to the social campaigners from six countries including Chaudhary amidst a ceremony organized at the Department of State in Washington DC on Monday.

Ms. Chaudhary has been honored for her dedication to advancing the rights of marginalized castes and ethnic communities in Nepal and for combatting systemic racism and intersectional abuses, the Department of State said.

"Urmila has shown incredible leadership and commitment to advancing human rights for marginalized castes and ethnic communities in Nepal. Her tireless work to combat systemic racism, discrimination, and xenophobia, while advocating for equitable access to education, justice, and economic development, is truly inspiring," said the US Department of State.

Ms. Chaudhary is an indigenous rights defender and gender and labor activist who was rescued from child domestic servitude, locally known as kamlari, at age 17. She co-founded the Freed Kamlari Development Forum and established 42 cooperatives to empower former Kamlari girls. 

She is currently studying at the Kathmandu School of Law to further her fight against injustice.

Acting Nepali Ambassador to America, Kumar Raj Kharel was attended the ceremony organized by the Department of State. Chaudhary is the second Nepali citizen to receive this award.

Swaraswati Nepali had won this award last year.

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