Civil rights attorney Vincent Warren has been awarded the New York State Bar Association's Haywood Burns Memorial Award. He received the award during the State Bar Association's Annual Meeting in New York City on January 28.
"Tirelessly advocating for social justice and equality through the rule of law, Vincent has made our country more inclusive and egalitarian," said Diana Sagorika Sen of New York City, chair of the Committee on Civil Rights.
Warren is the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), a New York City-based national legal and educational organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations. ...