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The Dalai Lama
has received numerous awards over his political career. The
most recent was on May 28, 2005 when he received the
Christmas Humphrey's Award from the Buddhist Society in the
United Kingdom. Perhaps his most notable award was the Nobel
Peace Prize in Oslo on December 10, 1989 (see below). Some
other notable awards he has received:Honorary Doctorate of
Humane Letters from Rutgers University on September 25,
2005. |
| Honorary
Doctorate of Humane Letters from Nova Southeastern
University on September 18, 2004. |
| Special Honorary
Degree from Simon Fraser University on April 20, 2004. |
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Honorary Doctor
of Law Degree from the University of British Columbia on
April 19, 2004. |
| Jaime Brunet
Prize for Human Rights on October 9, 2003. |
| Hilton
Humanitarian Award on September 24, 2003 |
| International
League for Human Rights Award on September 19, 2003. |
| Life Achievement
Award from Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization on November
24, 1999. |
| An honorary
degree from Brandeis University on May 8, 1998 |
| An honorary
degree from Emory University on May 11, 1998. |
| An honorary
Doctorate of Philosophy from Yat-sen University on March 23,
1997. |
| Roosevelt Four
Freedoms Award from the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
Institute on June 4, 1994. |
| World Security
Annual Peace Award from the New York Lawyer's Alliance
on April 27, 1994. |
| An honorary
Doctorate of Laws degree from Melbourne University on May 5,
1992. |
| Peace and Unity
Awards from the National Peace conference on August 23,
1991. |
| Earth Prize from
the United Earth and U.N. Environmental Program on June
5,1991 |
| Advancing Human
Liberty from the Freedom House on April 17, 1991. |
| A Doctor of
Divinity award from the Central Institute of High Tibetan
Studies on January 4, 1990. |
| Le Prix De La
Memoire from the Foundation Danielle Mitterrand, France on
December 4, 1989. |
| Raoul Wallenberg
Human Rights Awards from the Congressional Rights Caucus
Human Rights on July 21, 1989. |
| Key to Los
Angeles from Mayor Tom Bradley in September 1979. |
| Key to San
Francisco from Mayor Feinstein on September 27, 1979. |
