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Edition 18 (2006) Winner
Edwin Cameron
エドウィン・キャメロン
Edwin Cameron
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-02-15 （Pretoria）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Pretoria → Queenstown, Eastern Cape → Stellenbosch → Oxford → Johannesburg
Career
- Occupations
- Judge, Jurist, Human rights activist, University Chancellor
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- Constitutional Court of South Africa, Stellenbosch University, Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services
- Memberships
- General Secretary of Rhodes Scholarships in Southern Africa (until 2015), Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford
- Influenced By
- Tony Honoré
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellenbosch University | — | Classics | — | — | South Africa |
| Keble College, Oxford | — | Jurisprudence | BA Jurisprudence, BCL | — | United Kingdom |
| University of South Africa | — | Law | LLB | — | South Africa |
Stellenbosch University
Classics
Country:
South Africa
Latin and classics
Keble College, Oxford
Jurisprudence
Degree:
BA Jurisprudence, BCL
Country:
United Kingdom
Rhodes Scholar
University of South Africa
Law
Degree:
LLB
Country:
South Africa
Best law graduate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Order of the Baobab (Gold) | — | — | President of South Africa | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Brudner Prize | — | — | Yale University | 受賞 |
Order of the Baobab (Gold)
2021
Organization:
President of South Africa
Result:
受賞
Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights
2000
Result:
受賞
Brudner Prize
2009
Organization:
Yale University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2006) Winner
South African Literary Awards (SALA)
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Defiant Desire: Gay and Lesbian Lives in South Africa
1993 Non-fictionA celebration of the lives of gay men and lesbians in South Africa.
LGBTIQ+ rights
Witness to AIDS
2005 MemoirHis memoir about his struggle with AIDS.
HIV/AIDSStigma
Justice: A Personal Account
2014 MemoirUrges that the best path to a more just society in South Africa is through the Constitution and the rule of law.
JusticeRule of law
Bibliography
- Defiant Desire: Gay and Lesbian Lives in South Africa (1993)
- Witness to AIDS (2005)
- Justice: A Personal Account (2014)
- Honoré's South African Law of Trusts (2018)
- Behind Prisons Walls: Unlocking a Safer South Africa (2025)
Health
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HIV/AIDS1980年代 - 現在His salary allowed antiretroviral treatment which saved his life and led to activism.
Legacy
Retired Justice of South Africa's Constitutional Court, renowned HIV/AIDS and gay-rights activist hailed by Nelson Mandela as one of South Africa's new heroes.
In Popular Culture
- Featured in the documentary Fire in the Blood.
Quotes
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The biggest problem is stigma. Stigma, stigma, stigma, stigma.
Source: AIDS 2016 speech (2016)
Trivia
- Spent much of childhood in an orphanage in Queenstown.
- Elder sister killed when he was seven.
- First and only senior South African official to publicly state he lives with HIV/AIDS.
- Addressed the first pride parade in South Africa.