[iStockphoto]December is the season of salutations and symbolism of national awards. For the eighth year running, the Human Rights Awards Jury coordinated by Defenders Coalition honoured those who protected human rights in 2023. The landmark Supreme Court ruling in the case of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission established that sexual and gender minorities, too, have a right to associate. His brilliance in a court room is matched only by his courage and love of human rights. Sometimes awards serve to create blind loyalty rather than bold leadership, complacency rather than courage.

Source: Daily Nation December 15, 2023 17:19 UTC