Sonia Pierre received the 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for her work in protecting the rights of Haitian immigrants and their descendants in the Dominican Republic. The award was presented by Ethel Kennedy in a ceremony held yesterday, November 17th, hosted by Senator Edward Kennedy at the Caucus Room of the U.S. Senate.

About the award:
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award was established in 1984 to honor creative individuals from around the world who have dedicated their lives to overcoming serious human rights violations. The RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights will engage in a partnership with Sonia to help her achieve her goals of legal equality for Haitians immigrants and their descendants in the Dominican Republic. (Source: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial (http://www.rfkmemorial.org/).

About Sonia. She is the Director of the Movement of Dominican Women of Haitian Descent (MUDHA), which has been described as:
"the Dominican Republic's leading organization fighting discrimination, violent mass expulsions and the denial of citizenship and human rights to Dominicans of Haitian descent and human rights abuses against Haitian immigrants." (Source: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial (http://www.rfkmemorial.org/).