Five Honored for Women's Leadership (1/2)

The honorees included a pro-democracy activist in Argentina, a young proponent for women's education in Kenya, a critic of Burma's military government and the first female government minister in the United Arab Emirates.

Senator Clinton said all of the honorees are working to ensure the rights of citizenship are available to all people.

"They are leading us toward that brighter future, a future in which the voices of women are heard and their talents and contributions are recognized and respected."

Sheikha Lubna al Qasimi traded in her career as a business executive in information technology companies to become the head of the UAE's Ministry of Foreign Trade. As the first female finance minister in the Middle East, she says she hopes her award will work to improve the dialogue between Western nations and the Middle East.

Charm Tong, a woman who has worked as an advocate for Burmese refugees since she was 16 years old, accepted the 2008 Human Rights Award on behalf of the women of Burma.

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获奖者包括阿根廷的一位拥护民主积极分子，一位肯尼亚女性教育的年轻倡导者，一位缅甸军政府的批评家以及阿拉伯联合酋长国的首位女性政府部长。

参议员希拉里·克林顿说所有的获奖者都致力于确保使每个人都可以获得公民权利。

“他们带领我们走向更光明的未来，在未来人们可以听取女性的声音，他们的天分和贡献可以被认可和尊重。”

Sheikha Lubna al Qasimi在一个信息技术公司做商业执行官，后来成为阿拉伯联合酋长国的外贸部部长。作为中东地区的首位女性财政部长，她说希望自己的获奖将可以增进西方国家和中东地区之间的对话。

蔷东自从16岁就开始作为缅甸难民的倡导者，她代表缅甸女性接受了2008年人权奖。

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