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the Elders
group of world leaders
Quick Facts
- Date:
- 2007 - present
- Areas Of Involvement:
- human rights
- activism
the Elders, a group of world leaders that formed at the beginning of the 21st century in order to address global human rights issues and abuses. The group is composed of distinguished leaders, called “Elders,” that have included Kofi Annan, Ela Bhatt, Lakhdar Brahimi, Gro Brundtland, Fernando H. Cardoso, Jimmy Carter, Graça Machel, Nelson Mandela, Denis Mukwege, Mary Robinson, Desmond Tutu, and Muhammad Yunus; the Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was an honorary member. Most were retired from public office. British musician Peter Gabriel and entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson first conceived of the idea for the Elders in ...(100 of 330 words)