Albie Sachs: Last News

Va-va-voom! Amal Clooney served up Old Hollywood glamour at the first-ever Albie Awards on Thursday, September 29.

Antonio Ferme editor George and Amal Clooney spotlighted justice defenders on Thursday night at the inaugural Albie Awards in New York City. “Growing up, my whole life, it just felt like oftentimes governments fail us,” George told reporters outside of the New York Public Library. “We need to, all of us, be diligent and fight for it — and that’s why we’re here tonight — because we have people who are risking their lives to do it, and risking their freedom willingly, which a lot of people aren’t.” The married couple formed the Albie Awards to honor individuals who, at great personal risk, have devoted their lives to justice. Many celebrity guests walked the red carpet including Oscar Isaac, Dua Lipa, John Oliver, Julia Roberts, Drew Barrymore, Ethan Hawke and Meryl Streep.

Julia Roberts to Lori Harvey to Meryl Streep stepped out for the Albie Awards at the New York Public Library, which was put on by George and Amal's Clooney Foundation for Justice.The event, which was named after Justice Albie Sachs, who worked to end apartheid in South Africa, honored courageous defenders of justice who are at great risk for what they do.At Thursday's inaugural ceremony, those being recognized include Sachs with a lifetime achievement award; Maria Ressa with the Justice For Journalists award; iAct, an organization that supports survivors of genocide in refugee camps, with the Justice For Survivors award; Belarusian human rights group Viasna with the Justice For Democracy Defenders award; and Dr. Josephine Kulea of the Samburu Girls Foundation, a Kenyan-based organization, with the Justice For Women award.«We believe that justice must be waged -- it doesn’t just happen.

George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney looked ever the golden couple as they arrived to host the Clooney Foundation's first ever Justice Albie Awards at The New York Public Library on Thursday.The glamorous human rights lawyer, 44, dazzled in a gold chandelier fringe gown that showed off her toned arms and highlighted her statuesque figure, while the Ocean's Eleven star, 61, looked dapper in a dark tuxedo.The Albie Awards are set to honor 'journalists, human rights leaders and other global justice defenders who "are at great risk for what they do,"' according to the Clooney Foundation for Justice. Golden couple: George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney looked ever the golden couple as they arrived to host the Clooney Foundation's first ever Justice Albie Awards at The New York Public Library on ThursdayThe event is named after Albie Sachs, a South African lawyer and judge who was imprisoned for his fight against apartheid.