Australian Human Rights Medals: Closes 2 Oct 2009
2 September, 2009
Australian Human Rights Commission is looking for human rights advocates to nominate themselves or others for this year’s Human Rights Medals and Awards.
“Hundreds and thousands of Australians are working persistently around the country year in, year out, to improve the human rights of others and to promote a fairer place for all of us,” President Catherine Branson QC said.
“The Australian Human Rights Commission has been recognising these efforts since 1987 by awarding the Human Rights Medal and Awards to these quiet achievers without whose efforts, our country would be the poorer.
“If you know anyone, anywhere around the country who has been actively trying to protect and promote the human rights of others, nominate them before Friday 2 October.”
Nominations are being called for the Human Rights Medal and Young People’s Human Rights Medal and seven award categories: Law, Community (Organisation), Community (Individual), Literature (non-fiction), Print Media, Television and Radio.
For further information and to download a nomination form, see http://www.humanrights.gov.au/hr_awards/.
Nominations close Friday, 2 October, 2009.
