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Whitefish Bay Alum Awarded Chile's Highest Honor

Paolo Carozza currently serves as the director of the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame.

A Whitefish Bay High School graduate who went on to specialize in international law and civil rights advocacy has received Chile’s highest state honor awarded to foreign citizens.

Paolo Carozza received the Order of Merit of Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile’s highest state honor awarded to foreign citizens, at a private ceremony on the Notre Dame campus on Monday. The award was presented by Chile’s permanent representative to the Organization of American States, Ambassador Darío Paya, according to a news release on the Kellogg Institute website.

Carozza, who graduated from Whitefish Bay in 1981 and Harvard Law School in 1989, currently serves as the director of the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame.

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The award recognizes Carozza’s work on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). In his role as a member and president on the commission, he helped to address the abuses of past political regimes and foster the conditions for democratic governance throughout the hemisphere. In particular, he served as rapporteur for Chile, according to the news release.


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