Human Rights Day Vigil on the Anchorage Park Strip

Updated: December 11, 2016 Published: December 11, 2016

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People gather at a Human Rights Day Vigil on the Delaney Park Strip in Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday, December 10, 2016. The event, sponsored by the Alaska Institute for Justice, featured a candlelight vigil, music and speakers. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News)

People gathered at a Human Rights Day Vigil on the Delaney Park Strip in Anchorage on Saturday. The event sponsored by the Alaska Institute for Justice featured a candlelight vigil, music and speakers talking about the basic human rights that everyone shares.

Bob Hallinen

Bob Hallinen has been a photojournalist in Alaska since the 1980s and has traveled extensively all over the state. He retired from the ADN in November 2018 after 33 years at the newspaper.

Human Rights Day Vigil on the Anchorage Park Strip

Bob Hallinen

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