1968 Nobel Peace Prize

1968 Nobel Peace Prize
René Cassin
"for his struggle to ensure the rights of man as stipulated in the UN Declaration."
Date
  • 9 October 1968
    (announcement)
  • 10 December 1968
    (ceremony)
LocationOslo, Norway
Presented byNorwegian Nobel Committee
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
← 1967 · Nobel Peace Prize · 1969 →

The 1968 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the French jurist René Cassin (1887–1976) "for his struggle to ensure the rights of man as stipulated in the UN Declaration."[1][2] He is the ninth French recipient of the peace prize.[2]

  1. ^ The Nobel Peace Prize 1968 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ a b John L. Hess (10 October 1968). "Nobel Peace Laureate; Rene Cassin". The New York Times.