[psych-hr] Martin Ennals Award: call for nominations

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR
THE 2002 MARTIN ENNALS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS (MEA)

Dear colleagues and friends,

The Martin Ennals Award invites nominations for its 2002 Award. The
deadline is 15 October 2001. The MEA application form and more information
on the Award can be obtained:
1)      from the MEA website: http://www.digitalsmile.com/mea ready for
electronic submission, or
2)  by filling out the form below and sending it to the Secretariat: c/o
HURIDOCS  48, chemin de Grand-Montfleury, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland,
tel: 41.22.755.5252, fax: 41.22.755.5260 E-mail: mea@huridocs.org

The Award is granted annually to an individual, or exceptionally an
organisation, in recognition of their commitment and ongoing endeavour for
the defence and promotion of human rights. Nominees must currently be
involved in human rights work. Special account is taken of those who have
demonstrated an active record of combating human rights violations by
courageous and innovative means. The MEA encourages in particular those who
are working in conditions hostile to fundamental human rights and who are
in need of protection.

The value of the annual Award is 20'000 Swiss Francs, to be used for
further work in the field of human rights. The 2002 award ceremony is
planned to be held at the North-South Media Festival in Geneva (at the time
of the UN Commission on Human Rights.). The following organisations
constitute the Jury: Amnesty International, Defence for Children
International (DCI), Human Rights Desk of Diakonie Germany, Human Rights
Watch (HRW), Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems,
International (HURIDOCS), International Alert, International Commission of
Jurists (ICJ), International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH),
International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), and the World Organisation
Against Torture (OMCT).

Past recipients: 2001: Peace Brigades International, 2000: Ms. Immaculée
Birhaheka (Democratic Republic of Congo), 1999: Ms. Natasha Kandic
(Yugoslavia), 1998: Dr. Eyad Rajab El Sarraj (Palestine), 1997: Msg. Samuel
Ruiz Garcia (Mexico), 1996: Clement Nwankwo (Nigeria), 1995: Asma Jahangir
(Pakistan), 1994: Harry Wu (China).

Martin Ennals (1927-1991) was instrumental to the modern human rights
movement. A fiercely devoted activist, he creatively pursued ideas ahead of
his time as the first Secretary-General of Amnesty International and was
the driving force behind ten other organisations. His deep desire was to
see more cooperation and solidarity among NGOs.  Please contact the
Secretariat should you have any queries

With best regards,
Hans Thoolen
Chairman, Martin Ennals Foundation


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THE MARTIN ENNALS AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NOMINATION FORM
(to be sent to the address above)

Procedure & Guidelines

-Anybody can nominate any individual or organisation by filling out the
appropriate form.
-Please note that neither individuals nor organisations may nominate
themselves.
-Nominations for the Award should reach the Secretariat by 15 October.
-Receipt of nominations will not be acknowledged.
-The selection of the winning candidate is made by the Jury of the Martin
Ennals Award. A final decision is normally reached in February.
-Any documentation attached to the nomination form should be copies as none
will be returned.
-Should the candidate reach the final stage of the selection process, the
MEA reserves the right to request further information and documentation
concerning the candidate.

Name of Candidate:
Address:
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail:

Brief particulars of the candidate including a short description of recent
activities for the protection of human rights and their impact (max. 100
words):








Reasons why the candidate merits the Award (max. 100 words):








References and their address/telephone/fax/e-mail:

1.
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Nomination submitted by (name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail):

Place/Date:





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