DENVER—State lawmakers passed a resolution Friday honoring Nobel Peace laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel and Colorado-based PeaceJam, which connects Nobel laureates with young people to work for peace.
Members of the House and Senate both backed Senate Joint Resolution 13.
Esquivel told the Senate the world’s complex problems require people to focus on peace, democracy and human rights.
“The United States is a leader in our world. It’s one of the most important countries in our world and it’s important that it continues to be a stalwart for peace, for democracy and for human rights throughout the world,” Esquivel said, speaking through a Spanish-language interpreter.
Esquivel won the 1980 Nobel Prize for his human rights work during Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship. PeaceJam has been nominated for the 2008 prize.
Esquivel is in town for PeaceJam’s Rocky Mountain youth conference this weekend. He was also scheduled to speak Friday evening at Central Presbyterian Church in Denver.
