Liisa Kauppinen
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Liisa Kauppinen is a Finnish human rights activist who lost her hearing as a child. After serving as executive director of the Finnish Association of the Deaf, in 1995 she became the first woman to be appointed President of the World Federation of the Deaf.
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Else RoesdahlAlso won honorary doctorate of Trinity College, DublinHajja Kashif BadriAlso won United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
Sonia Picado SotelaAlso won United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
Ambrosius HubrechtAlso won honorary doctorate of Trinity College, Dublin
Anna ŠabatováAlso won United Nations Prize in the Field of Human RightsHiljmnijeta ApukAlso won United Nations Prize in the Field of Human RightsAbout this person
Liisa Kauppinen is a Finnish human rights activist who lost her hearing as a child. After serving as executive director of the Finnish Association of the Deaf, in 1995 she became the first woman to be appointed President of the World Federation of the Deaf. She has contributed internationally to opportunities for women with disabilities while promoting the use of sign languages in connection with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In 2013, she was awarded the United Nations Human Rights Prize, the first Finn to receive the award. In 2015 the WFD established the Dr. Liisa Kauppinen Fund to honour her contributions and to fund activities focused on the empowerment of deaf girls and women. In 2019 she was the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the Light of the World Group.
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