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A FORMER Ennis student who has gone on to run an anti-racism charity in the UK with his sister has won an international humanitarian award. Eltayeb Bashar, who was born in Limerick and raised in Ennis, attending CBS and Rice College, has been named the winner of the 2024 HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust) Prize for Human Rights for an essay inspired by his family’s experiences during civil war in Sudan. HART is an international development charity that collaborates with humanitarian groups in different countries to assist communities with sustainable development and peace efforts. The international essay competition invited participants aged 11-25 to address human rights issues in HART operational countries, highlighting under-represented humanitarian issues. Eltayeb, who is currently completing a masters in international human rights law at the University of Birmingham, won first prize in the senior category for his essay titled, Sudan’s Forgotten War: Addressing One of the Greatest Humanitarian Crises of Our Time. He explains the essay, …
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