The brother of Terence Wheelock (20) who died in Garda custody nearly two years ago, is to receive a human rights award from the Labour Party.
Labour Youth will present the Jim Kemmy award to Larry Wheelock at its annual Tom Johnson Summer School being in held in Galway city this weekend.
Larry Wheelock has campaigned for a public inquiry into the circumstances of his brother's death.
An inquest yesterday found he had committed suicide but the Wheelock family allege he had been mistreated while in custody at Store Street Garda station in Dublin.
Terrence died in hospital on September 16th, 2005 after being found in a coma in a Garda cell on June 2nd.
The family believe he may have been beaten while in custody but Dublin City Coroner Dr Brian Farrell found there was no evidence and concluded that he had hung himself.
However, in evidence, State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy said there were marks on the body which "required further explanation [but] they were not necessarily indicative of an assault".
Speaking after the majority verdict, Mr Wheelock complained about being unable to call witnesses at the inquest.
He said the outcome was "very painful" for the family which had hoped for an open verdict. "It will continue to be painful but this is far from over. This is just the beginning."
The Department of Justice said last night it would consider an independent inquiry and the Garda Ombudsman Commission said it had received a complaint from the family and was considering a formal inquiry.
Mr Wheelock is to be given awarded the award by Labour Youth. It commemorates former Limerick TD Jim Kemmy is given for outstanding contribution to human rights campaigning. Previous recipients include the Rossport 5 and Rosanna Flynn of Residents against Racism.
Labour Youth National Chairperson Patrick Nulty said: "The courage and tenacity of Larry and the Wheelock family is a remarkable example to us all that ordinary people can and must stand up against injustice and discrimination from whatever source - including the Irish State".
Party leader Pat Rabbitte will this evening address the conference to deliver his thinking on the general election and the way forward for Labour.
The three-day event will consider new strategies after Labour lost a seat the May election when it had hoped for some gains.
Senior party figures and union leaders have been joined by Mark Langhammer of the Northern Ireland Labour Forum and British Labour Party MP Jeremy Corbyn.