[hr-education] HURIGHTS OSAKA Award 2004 for International HRE Materials

HURIGHTS OSAKA Award 2004 for International Human Rights Education
Materials Selection Results

HURIGHTS OSAKA has called for entrants for the HURIGHTS OSAKA Award 2004
for International Human Rights Education Materials as part of the
organization's activities to commemorate its 10th anniversary. After
careful deliberations, the following 4 entries have been selected for the
Award.

The presentation of the Award will be conducted during the "Citizens'
Forum" organized by Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City and HURIGHTS OSAKA on
July 21, 2004 and held in CREO Osaka Central.

Award Recipients

1. "Training Programme" (Teacher's Manual)
Material: print publication (English)
Entrant: Human Rights Education Programme (HREP) (Pakistan)
Characteristic: A collection of training programs for educators. Systematic
and easy-to-use presentation of materials.


2. "People living amidst garbage" (Slide-show, 15 mins.)
Material: powerpoint program (Japanese subtitles)
Entrant: Yuzo Uda (photographer)
Characteristic: Slide show consisting of photographs living in waste
disposal sites in Latin American and Asian countries. Accompanied by
appropriate comments.


3. "If the world were a village of 100 people: workshop material"
Material: print publication (Japanese)
Entrant: Development Education Association and Resource Center (DEAR)
Characteristic: A collection of workshop programs for participatory
learning based on the bestseller, "If the world were a village of 100 people"


4. "Children in the world today - video on refugees" (video, 30 mins)
Material: VHS (Japanese)
Entrant: Mainichi Shimbun
Characteristic: Documentary showing the refugees in Sierra Leone and
Afghanistan, as well as Mainichi Shimbun reporters in classrooms giving
presentations based on their research in the field.



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The selection results of the HURIGHTS OSAKA Award 2004 on International
Human Rights Education Materials
July 7, 2004

1. Objectives

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its establishment in July 2004,
HURIGHTS OSAKA (Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center) organized
the HURIGHTS OSAKA Award 2004 for International Human Rights Education
Materials as part of its 10th anniversary events. The objective was to
recognize the most creative and original education material regarding
international human rights. HURIGHTS OSAKA called for entries not only
from Japan but people and organizations in the Asia-Pacific region, to
promote development of teaching and training materials international human
rights, which tends to be seen as "not clear" or "too difficult." The
Award has been publicized on the websites of the Office of the UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as well as the Asia-Pacific Forum
of National Human Rights Institutions (APF).

2. Entries

Call for entries began on December 31, 2003 and closed on April 30, 2004.
The Selection Jury Committee was set up to begin the selection process.
There were a total of 159 entries from 82 organizations and individuals,
of which 97 entries from 47 organizations and individuals came from Japan,
and 65 entries from 35 organizations and individuals came from 10
different countries abroad. Entries ranged from print publications, visual
materials (video, VCD, DVD), powerpoint programs (slide shows), websites,
training programs and materials (workshops, etc.), comprehensive materials
for campaigns, others (project plans, etc.).

3. Selection standards and process

The Committee of the Selection Jury looked for integrity as "teaching
materials" of international human rights in the entries. It meant that
works such as activity reports and translations of United Nations
documents would be given less priority, even though they may have
documentation value. Regarding visual materials (video, DVD, etc.) in
particular, consideration was given to sophistication gaps between
professionals and amateurs, difference between documentary works and
teaching materials (with added ideas for teaching), whether the intended
use was for schools (elementary, secondary or tertiary) or non-formal,
such as social, home or community education, and integration of
perspectives to raise the human rights sensitivity in children, and that
of ongoing human rights issues in the world. The Secretariat (Program
Section, HURIGHTS OSAKA) sorted the entries, prepared the preliminary
selection, and presented the entries to the Committee. The Committee
convened on 12, 28 29 June, 2004 for a total of 12 hours, and looked
through all the entries including the preliminary selections. The
procedure was as follows:
      1. Viewing and selection of visual materials (video, DVD, etc.)
      2. Viewing and selection of powerpoint materials
      3. Viewing and selection of websites
      4. Viewing and selection of print publication and others
      5. Final selection of award recipients
The Committee decided to select 4 entrants for the Award and no honorable
mentions. Initially, the Committee planned to select 3 entrants for the
Award, at least 1 from Japan and 1 from abroad, but in view of the wide
variety of material forms received, the recipients were increased to 4.

4. Publication of results and presentation of the Award

The recipients will be presented with the Award during the "Citizens'
Forum" on July 21, and will be invited to the HURIGHTS OSAKA 10th
Anniversary Reception held on the same day at Mitsui Urban Hotel Osaka Bay
Tower.

The Committee of the Selection Jury

Chair Yoshio Hata  Professor, School of Policy, Kwansei Gakuin University
Members Yolanda Alfaro Tsuda Associate Professor, Department of English,
Kobe College
Jung Kang-Ja Joint Representative, Korean WomenLink
Ritsue Hata Editorial Department, Mainichi Shimbun, Osaka Office
Khanittha Matsuo Program Staff, FM CO-CO-LO
Kinhide Mushakoji Chairperson, Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center
Yoshio Kawashima Director, Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center



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