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"Every
Human Has Rights" Media Awards Internews celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights |
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Paris, 15 August 2008 Internews is pleased to announce the launch of the online
application for the Every Human has Rights Media Awards, allowing journalists
and citizen journalists to upload their human rights reports in any media
– TV, radio, print or internet. The EHHR Media Awards are organised by
Internews and the Every Human Has Rights
Campaign, supported by The
Elders, for the 60th
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 2008. The preamble of the Universal Declaration, written 60 years ago,
affirms that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the document “as a common standard of achievement for
all peoples and all nations” and that it should be kept in mind
by “every individual and every
organ of society.” In this time of uncertainty, fear and great
difficulties all over the world, the
EHHR Media Award applauds those in the media who use their influence to
promote the education and respect for the rights and freedoms of the
Universal Declaration so that their audiences are enabled to “secure their universal and effective
recognition and observance.”
"When 60 years ago the UN worked on
the UDHR text, it took 1400 separate
votes – on each definition, on every word.
I think this is a good lesson
for journalists.
Human beings and human rights are
at the core of journalism in general. But
the key characteristic of good journalists
is the responsibility for each and every
word they choose. We really want our
Awards to help highlight new names
of talented and responsible journalists
across our entire vast and diverse world."
—Manana Aslamazyan, Executive Director of Internews Europe
and a Member of the Academy of Russian Television Until 15 September 2008, midnight, GMT+2,
print, radio, TV and online journalists, photojournalists and bloggers from
any country will be able to send their human rights stories in any language through the EHHR Media
Awards website. 249 participants from 91 countries have already signed up for the
awards and expressed their will to take this challenge. Submitted reports should illustrate one or more articles of the UDHR
with world and current affairs reports and to show how relevant and
contemporary the declaration is, by linking it with issues affecting local
and international audiences today. |
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Among them, 30 winners will be selected by a professional international
jury and awarded an all expenses paid trip to Paris in December 2008, where
they will meet human rights leaders and receive a prize for their
contribution to illustrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with
powerful and eye-opening stories. The following special awards will also be
given: Best TV: €1000 Best radio: €1000 Best print (online and offline):
€1000 Best citizen journalism/blog item:
€1000 Best investigative report: €1500 Most courageous investigation/best
unpublished story: €2000 Prize of the public
for the most eye opening report: €1000 Award winners will be assisted by Internews in Paris in covering human
rights related events across Paris in the lead up to the 60th Anniversary of the
Universal Declaration on December 10, 2008. Internews, a
founding member of the Global Forum for Media Development, hopes to reach
local media and media support organisations with access to both mainstream
and isolated audiences around the world with information on the awards and on
the UDHR. The goal is to generate powerful human rights stories that will
reach audiences around the world. In addition, participating journalists will
gain the opportunity to meet and learn from new colleagues, cover the
December 2008 events in Paris, and celebrate together the 60th anniversary of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Mark Harvey mharvey@internews.fr
Agathe Dalisson agathe@internews.fr The website is also available in Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish |
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