Stands adjourned until 12 00 p. M. On tuesday, now back to live coverage of the Award Ceremony with Hillary Clinton. Everywhere she has spoken out in the strongest terms against the scourge of human rights abuses from the civilian deaths in syria to the human rights crises in venezuela and north korea. To the treatment of Migrant Children at the us border and the persecution of people in myanmar and so many other abuses, and most recently she declared Climate Change a growing extremely serious threat to human rights. As she has rightly said we can only attain peace, security and Sustainable Development for all societies when we advance the dignity and equality of all human beings now for the citation, for her leadership and humanity and dedication. For being a voice for the voiceless and an advocate for victims of Human Rights Violations around the world and recognizing the rights of women, half the population of this world too often marginalized and on the outskirts of opportunity, georgetown is proud to present the award for advancing peace and security to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights. [applause] secretary clinton, friends, it is a great honor for me to accept this award which bears the name of a woman whose compelling and established example continues to inspire many women and men around the world. Womens leadership is vital to advancing the human rights of all of us and that leadership takes many forms from institutions of government to social and political activism, the community and the workplace to the arts. From 16yearold Greta Thunberg to someone who is at a more advanced stage. During my presidency, i developed a concept and people as young as me would like it. I believe it is a matter of taking care, not to be indifferent, to have passion for things and that is a definite advantage that increased and mary can be good example of that. I was saying, and to prevent Climate Change. When a political agreement was signed last month to enable transition to democracy, young women have been at the forefront of progress and the title of the queen of ancient new bl women are mobilizing again as they always have, in every movement for Human Dignity and equality, i am inspired by women and activists, should not be so arduous a challenge. Womens equality and rights are guaranteed under International Law but the struggle to achieve this elementary justice, this very basic fairness of equal opportunity is far from over. In reality women continue to be much poorer than men. They have fewer opportunities, access to basic Services Like education and laws necessary to make their own choices and raise their voice. It is deeply troubling to see that instead of moving forward, some lobbyists are pushing back on womens rights. There is important pushback on human rights as a whole but particularly womens rights. There seems to be a renewed obsession with controlling and limiting womens decision over their bodies. Weve got to come together to end this injustice, to hold firm and advanced because this is for all of us. Indian discrimination against women and girls will generate tremendous Development Gains because womens participation in policymaking will shape the secure society. And it is well past time. And for the quality of every human being. Thank you, hillary, for providing progress. Thank you. I humbly accept this award on behalf of the women of the world, those who stand up every day for equality and human rights, thank you very much. [applause] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [speaking in native tongue] [applause] Martha Velasquez is on the front lines working to address the unrelenting violence and assault on human rights in the northern triangle of Central America. She works in honduras, one of the most dangerous cities in the world, gaining violence and Drug Trafficking infiltrate all aspects of life. Impunity is unchecked and the toll on women is staggering. Since 1992 martha and her organization have been supporting the women of shalom a. Martha began organizing women when she was 23. After attending a meeting in the honduran capital where she learned of womens legal rights she decided she needed to return home to create an organization Whose Mission would be to empower women, to teach them their rights and help them to overcome the violence in their everyday lives. She faced enormous opposition from the men in the community and the women told her it was too dangerous to do what she wanted to do but despite the concerns, she was with a small group of other women, the organization quickly evolved into a movement enabling women to empower themselves against some of the worst Human Rights Violations. Half the women in honduras are killed by drug cartels and gangs and their methods are among the most brutal imaginable. In 2017, 41 of women and girls killed in honduras show signs of torture, mutilation, disfigurement and cruelty beyond what was needed to kill them. Today, First Response and longterm support, some have survived machete strikes and gunshots. Many find themselves homeless. Women are often killed, assaulted and robbed, returning home from work at night. The Center Provides emotional, psychological, and Legal Support and with legal Government Protection against the violence, the women have mediated community conflicts, went to stop violence and brought perpetrators to the police and they work with Law Enforcement and judges and fight for reform. They collected 50,000 signatures to push the Honduran Congress to adopt a Domestic Violence law. They lobbied for funding for a bridge over a dangerous freeway and for part of water and kindergarten. Today, there are almost 700 members. Women no longer see themselves as victims but as agents for change and at 70 years plus is going strong. And despite dangerous environment in which she and her fellow citizens live. For her courage on enormous personal risk and instilling courage to stand up to violence and demand justice for the community of support for victims of violence and enabling them to recover. In 2019, Hillary Clinton award for advancing women and peace and security. [applause] el salvador injured decades of civil conflicts with extremely violent gangs, a beacon of hope amidst the deadly conflict. She was born shortly after the 1975 student massacre when dozens were killed and injured in a protest. They were protesting the closing of their university and widespread Government Military action. Her parents were human rights defenders. Her father was murdered for his activism. Her mother was tortured when she was pregnant with rosa. El salvador was ravaged by civil war and violent repression for more than a decade. 70,000 civilians were killed. And oscar romero. As a teenager she returned home to el salvador to a generation that had never experienced peace. She began working in prisons with young men as she tried to understand why her country, even after a Peace Agreement, could not overcome a persistent state of war and violence. She gradually came to see that the perpetrators of violence were also victims of violence. She believed that to promote human rights and peace, one must defend all people, including those who caused harm. She began her pioneering efforts at restorative justice, and the promotion of reconciliation as a critical step to healing a society. Today, roeser is the program coordinator, of second chances, an initiative of Catholic Relief Services to rehabilitate inmates in prison, to prepare them to return to society and the workforce. She and her team support prisoners with cognitive behavioral therapy, with workshops to deconstruct toxic masculinity, and provide tools to negotiate and resolve conflict. The Program Helps the inmates to become promoters of peace. She also works with young men in their communities to help them find alternatives to joining gangs and to provide them skills the country needs. She has a dream, that one day the prisons will turn into schools and peace will prevail. And now for the citation. For working to address the root causes of violence through interventions with prisoners, to shift norms from violence to peace, for working to change the lives of the vulnerable and provide them with skills and a path to a better future, and for acting on the belief that every human being matters, that human rights matter and that a peaceful and just future for el salvador is truly possible. For all of this, georgetown is proud to present the Hillary Clintons award for a dancing women, peace, and security tularosa anaya. To rosa. [cheers and applause] congratulations. [applause] were going to have a chance now for you to hear a little bit from secretary clinton and the awardees through some questions we have and then some student questions as well. Commissioner, you have spoken out countless times against the dire human rights crises around the world. From the rohingya in myanmar to what is happening to the syrians in their own country. And most recently you said that Climate Change is going to be the worst human rights violation the world has ever seen because of the potential of its scope if we dont act now. So with all of this happening and with the responsibilities that you have in your position, how do you deal with these crises . Are there some that take priority over others . But where do you gain hope that we can make progress on these issues . I thought you couldnt ask me you accept the job . [laughing] ive always talking about that. The truth is with living in a very conflict and a think secretary clinton mentioned it very clear in remarks. We see see a push back on human rights because of all, if i would say, leaders who dont believe that multilateralism is important, the believe that every country can solve the problems either own. Anja anja mentioned many challenges there are. Would talk about Climate Change, talking about migration, whether were talking about we saw with the ebola disease in some countries. We could go on and on and on, and all the challenges human kind is facing today is not challenges can be solved by one coachable. What to do . On when in we have seen, if i would say, in the heart of many of the Human Rights Violations, d. C. Inequality. When you see conflicts, you go to some countries and you see that in many african countries, 70 of the population is under 30 or 35 , but on the other hand, 70 are unemployed. So people without hope, without opportunity, and then come these groups, you know, different kinds groups that are armed. They proposed them the weapon power, money, the future. Sometimes religious, the idea as well. I didnt get lots of young people going into this. It is linked to poverty, inequality. In some places people live there but Climate Change has produce huge droughts, and flooding and all the ocean levels have risen and have to leave their coastal villages. They are either internally displaced, either migrate, have to migrate like to other places. So why i mentioned this . Because its not only Climate Change itself will produce a lot of effect but also this sort of intersectional reality, that all combined is like the worst perfect storm. So we see poverty in security like weve in Central America but also Climate Change. What ive been told as many of the viruses, that produce less protection, many people been left unemployed. Climate change we produce all those things and people will be, not will be, probably are right now dealing with many things. We will have casualties. What is going on today, for example, the sahel region in africa is you see fight between herders and people who work the farms if i may say. They are fighting because theres not enough land and theres a water and theyre killing themselves. Not that they are arguing. Theyre killing themselves. Every time theres a conflict, were talking among committees, not armed groups and use 200 people killed. Having terrible effects. But if this doesnt, we cannot stop this from happening, it can only get worse in terms of Food Security come in terms of livelihoods and in terms of peace and security. And i think that we need thats what i think, so frustrated and so angry, if it may say. They were angry with us, the old people. And i think, but i think its good to see that young people are losing. That is a lot of things, bottoms up the going on and my colleagues here, they are from grassroots so we need that. We need leaders to take action but when Newt Gingrich to take action because at the end, Climate Change, we all need to be part of the solution because it will also depend on how we change conception and that will mean production can change his will. We all need to work very strong on that. Thats what that Climate Change is one of the biggest risk. I did a lot of things in this because i really understood that this is a terrible plan for all of us. I really believe that we still can do things to stop it. [applause] you really put this in perspective and i remember when Mary Robinson and and i had the privilege to be with you when you were president recently, the most recent presidency, and we went out to meet with some of the grassroots, chilean women who are trying already to deal with the fact that the land was drying up. They did know how they were going to be productive farmers, and what the potential was. And its one of the reasons with the institute are really looking at this issue and trying to put a sense of urgency under it. Because women are doing this hard work, as well as men and others, the young people. But the reality is, it is leading increasingly to potential conflict and enormous displacement. And i dont think we have a sense, and thank you for saying what you said about the gravity of the situation. So rosa, as you know, we in the United States have seen, read about, heard, have been threatened over the fact that there are many refugees and asylumseekers coming to the United States border. Driven from your country as well as other countries in Central America. And, unfortunately, this is often a source of great political antagonism. What would you like the American People to know about the situation in your country . What its undergoing, so that we can understand why this is happening . Four minutes . We will let you go longer. Well, first of all, i would really like to thank everybody here, incredible women right next to me. Its an honor to be next to all of you because i think that i do believe that we will change in this world if we truly give the opportunity to women to create a space that we have seen can be different. I think that one of the most important things that i i would like people to understand is that, like i said in the video, we dont choose to leave the conditions are terrible in some of the places, and migration, you know, its a right. And asylum is a protected right but International Law. And i wouldnt be telling you this story. I wouldnt be a by two today if the solidarity of the people of the United States and various points in my life would not have saved, literally saved us from being killed. And i do the work i do because i was able to be protected, if you will, from hatred, from vengeance, from thinking that there was no hope because i experienced that solidarity myself. It is very hard people sometimes to understand that in el salvador in many countries in the world, we are all just really hard trying to make a better world. Because this is the only planet that we have. And you know, at some point people were asking me, why do you do the work you do . I was kind of, i do it for my children, yes, but then my oldest daughter, the night before i was coming here, she told me something that made me realize that, you know what, i dont get i do this for this generation, for my generation, to prove that we will be better, you know, shes angry and i agree with her but i also think that in every one of us there is, there will be at some point, we need to find a solution. We can focus on the problem or we can start to be creative. And this, human beings, we are just incredible in being creative in what we do. So migration is, will not stop with hard and policies or zero tolerance policies. Migration will only be stopped if we create the opportunities that we deserve in our own countries. The opportunity to choose whether we want to migrate or not. The right to dream a different place where we can live and be to have a tree in our backyard has become something so hard. And we cant allow that to continue to happen. [applause] so, tell us a little bit about the organization you founded and still continue to guide, combat this type of violence. What interventions have had the most impact in the work that you do in your community . And i know this is hard, what gives you the hope for tomorrow . [speaking in native tongue] [applause] translator good morning and thank you everyone. [speaking in native tongue] translator i i just wanted to start this one by thanking you for this award, this award that is devoted to all wo