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Rev. Dr. Burchel Taylor receives prestigious BWA Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award

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The Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) congratulates the Rev. Dr. Burchel Knibb Taylor on being the 2019  recipient of the prestigious Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award.

Named in honour of Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Secretary Emeritus Denton Lotz and his wife Janice, the award, established in 2006, is given for significant and effective activities to secure, protect, restore, or preserve  human rights as they are stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or in other declarations on human rights.

The award was announced  11 July 2019,  during the BWA Annual Gathering being held in Nassau, Bahamas.

The Rev. Dr. Taylor is a retired minister and past President of the JBU and has served as  president of the Caribbean Baptist Fellowship (CBF) and vice-president of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA).