Davos elite tap Cate Blanchett, Elton John, Shah Rukh Khan for human rights awards

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Davos elite tap Cate Blanchett, Elton John, Shah Rukh Khan for human rights awards

 

Actor Cate Blanchett, actor Shah Rukh Khan and singer Elton John are pictured at the Crystal Awards ceremony of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

 

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Film star Cate Blanchett, singer-songwriter Elton John and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan received awards at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday for their work raising awareness about human rights issues.

 

Blanchett, an Australian, received a Crystal Award for her work with people who have fled their homes. British singer-songwriter John received his for his charitable work with his AIDS foundation. Indian Khan's was in recognition of his work championing the rights of children and women in India.

 

The Crystal Award is given, by the WEF to artists who make a positive change in society.

 

The awards were presented at a ceremony in the village of Davos, in the Swiss Alps, where some of the world's top policy makers and executives have begun gathering for the annual meeting.

 

Blanchett, who has won two Oscars, was named a goodwill ambassador for United Nations refugee agency UNHCR in May 2016. As part of her role, the actor has travelled to Lebanon and Jordan to meet refugees displaced by the Syrian conflict.

 

She warned of the consequences if more was not done to help people forced to flee their homes.

 

"Lost generations of uneducated, disenfranchised and displaced children not only represent a vast loss of potential but also a threat for future global security and prosperity," she said.

 

More than a million people have fled parts of Africa and the Middle East to Europe in the last few years.

 

(Reporting by Alexis Akwagyiram in Davos Editing by Jeremy Gaunt)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-01-25

[eliotness]

Multi-millionaire luvies getting awards from the Billionaire World Elite. Excuse me I want to be sick !

[Cats4ever]

They may well be the only people there who, however tenuously, qualify for human Rights Awards.

[RuamRudy]

56 minutes ago, Cats4ever said:

They may well be the only people there who, however tenuously, qualify for human Rights Awards.

Whilst those dishing out the awards are, quite likely, the major enablers of human rights abuses.

[dunroaming]

6 hours ago, eliotness said:

Multi-millionaire luvies getting awards from the Billionaire World Elite. Excuse me I want to be sick !

And what is your contribution to human rights issues?  I expect you are too busy....

[eliotness]

2 minutes ago, dunroaming said:

And what is your contribution to human rights issues?  I expect you are too busy....

These luvies have mega egos.  If they were really sincere they would donate some of the millions they have amassed in tax free banks.  As for me, you don't know me or all the things I have done for charities, so your intended abuse marks you as a troll.

[dunroaming]

6 minutes ago, eliotness said:

These luvies have mega egos.  If they were really sincere they would donate some of the millions they have amassed in tax free banks.  As for me, you don't know me or all the things I have done for charities, so your intended abuse marks you as a troll.

Just asking the question, sorry if I hit a nerve.  Don't know about the others but Elton John has given millions of his own money to his AID's foundation and works tirelessly along with other high profile people to raise awareness.  You may call them luvies  but they use their fame to do good and try to improve the lives of others.  Still, if that makes you feel sick then fair enough!