Internews and the Every Human Has Rights campaign, supported by The Elders, invite mainstream and citizen journalists from all types of media and from around the world to submit creative works that illustrate one or more articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

The awards are designed to support human rights reporting through the media and to encourage greater press freedom in the world by harnessing voices of respected, outspoken leaders in the service of journalism. The competition intends to: 1) increase media understanding of the UDHR as a key document in the defence of human rights; and 2) create local and international networks of journalists committed to human rights reporting. The competition is open to all type of media, and both professional and citizen journalists are welcome to apply. In order to enter, journalists have to submit world and current affairs reports that have been published or broadcast after September 15 2007 and which could be used to illustrate one or several articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in a context that is relevant to the issues facing the world today. Submitted reports will have to explicitly refer to those human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration.

The deadline for application is September 15 2008.

30 journalists from around the world 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. Amongst the 30 winners, the following special awards will be given:

1. Best television: EUR1,000
2. Best radio: EUR1,000
3. Best print (online and offline): EUR1,000
4. Best citizen journalism/blog item: EUR1,000
5. Best investigative report: EUR1,500
6. Most courageous investigation/best unpublished story: EUR2,000
7. Publicly chosen prize for the "most eye-opening report": EUR1,000

Click here for competition rules. French, Spanish, Arabic, and Russian language versions are available also.


Click here to apply (online forms available between August 15 and September 15 2008).

Email from the Agathe Dalisson to The Communication Initiative on July 18 2008.