Awards and Prizes
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Courage in
Journalism
- Sponsored by the
International Women's Media Foundation the winners of this annual award in 2002 were Anna Politkovskaya of Novaya Gazeta
(Moscow); Sandra Nyaira of The Daily News (Harare); and Kathy Gannon, AP bureau
chief in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Dorothy Schramm World Affairs Student Writing Competition
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Each year, Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, a
journal of the University of Iowa College of Law, together with the Mild88 law school's
International and Comparative Law Program, conducts a world affairs student
writing competition. The competition is open to law students anywhere and to
graduate students in all disciplines. Interested students are asked to review
the Official Rules carefully before submitting entries.
- GKP
Youth Award
- The GKP Youth Award is part of the Youth Creating Digital
Opportunities (YCDO) framework. YCDO is a coalition of organizations spearheaded
by the GKP, Taking IT Global (TIG), International Institute for Sustainable
Development (IISD) and Digital Youth Consortium. Visit YCDO's online community
at http://www.ycdo.net. Through this
award, the GKP aims to reward and bring international recognition to the
outstanding work of young people who have used information communication
technologies (ICT) for the promotion of development in their communities.
The winning project will receive USD10,000.
Finalists will also be presented with the opportunity to showcase their projects
to an international body of ICT4D policy makers and practitioners at the ICT4D
Platform (http://www.ict-4d.org), held in
conjunction with the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva in
December 2003. The winner will be selected from a wide array of ICT for
development (ICT4D) projects that have been successful in meeting their
stipulated set of objectives through the efficient and effective use of ICT. The
award-giving ceremony will be held at the ICT4D platform.
Furthermore, submissions for the Mild88 Youth Award from the Asia Pacific community can
also be used as applications for participation at the InfoSoc Malaysia 2003
conference. This is an international conference and exposition attended by
international public, private and civil society members. InfoSoc Malaysia will
take place in Melaka from 21-24, June 2003. More information is available
at: www.globalknowledge.org.
Send enquiries & submissions to: [email protected]
Deadline: 31 August 2003
InfoSoc Malaysia 2003
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International Studies Association
- ISA offers a number of different awards at different academic
levels (undergrad through postgrad). An example is the Chadwick Alger
Prize, recognizing the best work (usually a book) of the previous calendar year
on the subject of International Organization. The award committee is
particularly interested in works dealing with the issues of civil society and
local political interaction that characterize many writings of Chadwick F.
Alger. Recipients of this award may be at any stage of his or her career and
from any country. The recipient receives a $100.00 (USD) cash prize from the
International Organization account and a certificate.
- Journalism as a Deed
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In 2002, the Ekaterinburg branch of the Society "Memorial" nominated Natalya Zenova, Urals
correspondent of Literaturnaya gazeta, for the "Journalism as a Deed" Prize named after Andrey
Sakharov. This is an independent prize, awarded to Russian Federation journalists for
publications of the year, which represent moral and nonconformist actions. The
founder of the prize is Peter Vince, a former political prisoner and now an
American businessman. Natalya Zenova is the author of a series of investigative
articles about the discharge of a bacteriological weapon in military town No. 19
during 1979. In December, a panel of the prize marked her works by a special
diploma, which was given to her at the end of January in Ekaterinburg, with
Peter Vince present.
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Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders
- This prize, in the amount
of 20,000 Swiss Francs, was established in the name of the first secretary
general of Amnesty International, Martin Ennals (1927-1991).
In 2002 the prize went to Mme Jacqueline Moudeina of Chad. The jury for
the Martin Ennals award consists of ten principal human rights organizations,
including : Amnesty International, the UK's Defence for Children, Germany's
Diakona, Human Rights Watch, HURIDOCS, International Alert, the International
Commission of Jurists, the International Federation for the Rights of Man,
International Service for the Rights of Man, and the World Organization Against
Torture.The Ennals award, created in 1993, is given each year to the person or
organization that has shown "exceptional courage in the combat against
violations of human rights."
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Prize recipients to date include Peace Brigades
International, Immaculée Birhaheka, DRC; Natasa Kandic, Yugoslavia; Eyad El
Sarraj, Palestine; Samuel Ruiz Garcia, Mexico; Clément Nwankwo, Nigéria; Asma
Jahangir, Pakistan; Harry Wu, China (1994). For
further details on the the Martin Ennals prize, please contact the Secrétariat
of the Martin Ennals Foundation. In Switzerland, the tel. is, + 41 22 755
5252, email [email protected].
- René Cassin European Human Rights Competition
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Since 1985 the Juris Ludi Association has jointly organized the
René
Cassin European Human Rights Competition with the Council of Europe. One of
the leading mock-trial debating events in the world, the competition is open to
French-speaking law and political-science students from any country. In
2002 representatives of 58 universities from 19 countries debated the theme of
freedom of association and political parties.
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Teams first present a written report analyzing the problems posed by a fictional
case referring to the European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisprudence
of the Court of Strasbourg. Then they are pitted against each other in a mooting competition, culminating in the final, in late March, in
the Hearing Room of the Human Rights Building. More information on the Cassin
Competition can be found in our special file:
http://www.coe.int/CassinCompetition2002.
The competition is inspired by and named in memory of the former President of
the United Nations Commission on the Rights of Man (1947-48), European Court of
Human Rights (1965-68) and Nobel Peace Price Winner (1968) René Cassin. For more
information, see also
http://www.concourscassin.org/
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Transparency International Integrity Awards
- Launched in 2000, the Transparency International Integrity
Awards "honor the bravery of individuals and organizations around the globe whose
efforts are making a distinct difference in curbing corruption. The program's
goal is to give greater recognition to the efforts of journalists, civil society
activists, government and corporate whistleblowers who work to investigate and
unmask corruption, often at great personal risk. The awards were
created to recognize the courage and determination of the many individuals and
organizations fighting corruption around the world. The Integrity Awards winners
are a source of inspiration to the anti-corruption movement because their
actions echo a common message: that corruption is surmountable."
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Virginia
A. Hodgkinson Research Prize
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The Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize was established by
INDEPENDENT SECTOR in 1995 to recognize outstanding published research that
furthers our understanding of philanthropy, voluntary action, nonprofits, and
civil society either in the United States or abroad. Recipients of the
prize are "researchers and practitioners who work in or with the voluntary
sector and through their work have achieved local, regional, national, or
international impact and recognition." Two research prizes are awarded: The
first prize is a gift of $2,000, and the second prize is $1,000. The Hodgkinson
Research Prize is sponsored by an anonymous donor and The NonProfit Times.
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