Sally Armstrong will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at the 2:00 p.m. ceremony on Friday, June 12 “in recognition of outstanding contribution to the advancement of the rights of women and children through her scholarship, personal experience and highly acclaimed writing.”
Human rights activist, journalist and award-winning author Sally Armstrong has covered stories about women and girls in zones of conflict all over the world. From Bosnia and Somalia to the Middle East, Rwanda, Congo and Afghanistan, her eyewitness reports have earned her awards including the Gold Award from the National Magazine Awards Foundation and the Author’s Award from the Foundation for the Advancement of Canadian Letters. She received the Amnesty International Media Award in 2000, 2002
and again in 2011.
She was a member of the International Women’s Commission a UN body that consists of 20 Palestinian women, 20 Israeli women and 12 internationals whose mandate is assisting with the path to peace in the Middle East.
In 2008 she received the Clarkson Laureate for public service at Massey College, University of Toronto and in May 2008, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Journalism Foundation. In March 2010, she became the fourth recipient of The Calgary Peace Prize.
She is the recipient of seven honorary doctorate degrees and is a Member of the Order of Canada.