Berkley Center

Katherine Marshall received the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area's 2019 Louis B. Sohn Human Rights Award in recognition of her work to highlight the role of both the United Nations and non-government organizations in promoting human rights. In her remarks at the December 10 awards ceremony, she notes her unlikely path to human rights advocacy, particularly her recent focus on the right of freedom of religion or belief. Marshall concludes that while answers to human rights questions are often complicated, they nonetheless remain a universal "north star" and ethical foundation.