Humanitarian organization awards Kaepernick its highest honor

(AP Photo/Peter Dejong) NFL quarterback and social justice activist Colin Kaepernick receives the Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award for 2018 from Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty, right, in Amsterdam, Saturday April 21, 2018. Kaepernick became a controversial figure when refusing to stand for the national anthem. Instead he knelt to protest racial inequality and police brutality. Disenfranchised quarterback Colin Kaepernick hasn’t been able to find an NFL job. But he has found a champion.

As reported by colorlines.com, human rights organization Amnesty International on Saturday bestowed its highest honor, the Ambassador of Conscience award, on…