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An international human rights lawyer and a philanthropist will both be honoured with the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award next week.

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An international human rights lawyer and a philanthropist will both be honoured with the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award next week.

David Matas and Art DeFehr will each receive awards at a gala dinner at Canad Inns Polo Park on June 8.

The awards are presented to those who foster Gandhi’s teachings of non-violence, truth and “tolerance of diversity,” a news release from the Mahatma Gandhi Centre of Canada Inc. states.

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Resistance to British salt policies becamae the theme for Mohandas Gandhi's
JAMES A. MILLS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILES Resistance to British salt policies becamae the theme for Mohandas Gandhi's "Satyagraha," or mass civil disobedience.

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