Stephen Corry
British indigenous rights activist
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::summary British indigenous rights activist ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Stephen Corry |
| image | Stephen Corry portrait.jpg |
| image_size | 180px |
| birth_date | 1951 |
| birth_place | Malaysia |
| citizenship | British |
| field | Anthropology |
| Human rights | |
| work_institutions | Survival International |
| Free Tibet Campaign | |
| known_for | Indigenous rights activist |
| :: |
| name = Stephen Corry | image = Stephen Corry portrait.jpg | image_size = 180px | birth_date = 1951 | birth_place = Malaysia | death_date = | death_place = | citizenship = British | nationality = | field = Anthropology Human rights | work_institutions = Survival International Free Tibet Campaign | alma_mater = | doctoral_advisor = | doctoral_students = | known_for = Indigenous rights activist | author_abbrev_bot = | author_abbrev_zoo = | prizes = | footnotes = Stephen Corry (born 1951) is a British indigenous rights activist, best known for being the former CEO of Survival International. In 1993, he became the chairman of the Free Tibet Campaign and remains on its board.
Biography
Stephen Corry was born in Malaysia in 1951. He won a scholarship to Gresham's School and at 16 he left school with the desire to travel and learn other languages.
In 1972, he founded together with Robin Hanbury-Tenison the organisation Survival International. Influenced by his travels, and authors such as Jiddu Krishnamurti, he quit the University of Paris, Jussieu, and volunteered. After becoming a member, Corry sought to go to Brazil to study the indigenous people there, but was asked to stay in London and do research.
Stephen Corry later became Projects Director of Survival International. He had started his work with Survival with the ambitious intention of compiling a World Red Book of Threatened Peoples – parallel to the IUCN's "Red Book of Threatened Species", an idea which was proposed to him by Robin Hanbury-Tenison, while discussing his future role in Survival International. In 1974, he spent nine months in Colombia researching the situation of the indigenous tribal peoples and setting up several projects for funding by the Joint Projects Committee. On his return, in 1976, he published his report, "Towards Indian Self-determination in Colombia." From 1984 until 2021, he was Director-General of Survival International.
Awards
Survival International was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 1989. Corry gave the acceptance speech.
References
References
- Corry, Stephen. (2011). "Tribal peoples for tomorrow's world". Freeman Press.
- (17 March 2004). "An insight into the life of Stephen Corry". Mmegi.
- Hanbury-Tenison, Robin. (2004). "Worlds Apart: An Explorer's Life". Long Riders' Guild Press.
- A. Ed., Willem. (1975). "Case studies on human rights and fundamental freedoms: a world survey". Kluwer Law International.
- "In 2021, I stand down as CEO @Survival, 49 years after volunteering there".
- "Right to Livelihood Award – Acceptance Speech by Stephen Corry December 9th, 1989". The Right to Livelihood Award.
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