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Aaron Bunch

Australian woman selected for Roosevelt freedom award

Grace Forrest has campaigned against human rights abuse for over a decade. (HANDOUT/MINDEROO FOUNDATION)

An Australian human rights advocate is poised to join luminaries such as Nelson Mandela and Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the recipient of a prestigious international award for her work eradicating modern slavery.

Grace Forrest, founder of Walk Free, is the first Australian woman to be selected for a Roosevelt Institute Four Freedoms Award, with former Foreign Affairs Minister Gareth Evans the only other Australian to receive it.

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