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President Higgins pays tribute to Ivan Cooper as ‘beacon of hope in pursuit of justice’

written by John June 26, 2019
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President Michael D Higgins presents special award to Civil Rights champion Ivan Cooper last October PIC DONAL DUNN/NORTHWEST NEWSPIX

PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins has paid a personal tribute to civil rights campaigner Ivan Cooper who sadly passed away earlier today aged 75.

In October last year the President travelled to Derry to present Mr Cooper with a special award to mark his role in civil rights at an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Duke Street march.

Today, Mr Higgins said: “As one of the organisers behind the earliest and many of the initiatives of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland which were responding to the exclusion of so many from the most basic rights as housing, health and education, Ivan Cooper took inspiration from civic actions in the United States and became himself one of sources of inspiration for all those who took a stand against inequality and injustice.

“With his unshakeable belief in the universality and indivisibility of human rights, Ivan Cooper was a beacon of hope and the embodiment of the power of non-violent actions in pursuit of justice.

“His work as a campaigner in the 1960s was rewarded when he won the largest political mandate of any nationalist member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland and his legacy of personal courage, leadership and the dedication to the cause of justice continues to inspire activists and politicians alike.”

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