Deadline: 15 August, 2020
Defenders Coalition has announced a call for entries for the fifth Human Rights Defenders Awards.
The aim of the awards is to honour and publicly recognise the important work of HRDs and HRDs groups in Kenya.
Awards are given to individuals who have demonstrated courage, innovation and impact in the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Civic space in Kenya continues to be under pressure as a range of actions is being directed against the work of HRDs networks and Civil Society Organisations (CSO) in Kenya.
Physical attacks, criminal and administrative actions, reprisals, legislative restrictions, negative rhetoric and limitation of human rights have undermined the constitutional and international protections available to HRDs.
It is against this backdrop that the working group on human rights defenders in Kenya, which brings together CSOs, the UN and development partners concerned with the protection of HRDs, is organising the event.
Benefits
- A cash award of $ 1,000 in every category
- A plaque with HRD’s name on it
- Awardee will be a guest at the HRD award ceremony in 2021
Eligibility
- Demonstrable impact of the HRD’s or the group’s human rights work to community
- Demonstrated leadership, innovation and creativity in the human rights work of the HRD/the group
- Contribution to development of a human rights based approach within the relevant county with regards to the thematic area of focus
- Future goals and likely impact
- Degree of difficulty of the achievement and sacrifices made
- Visibility derived from the award to enhance the work of the HRD or the group to promote human rights and active citizenship
- The HRD/group should have a link to the community and the work should have built or is working towards building a movement
To enter and for more information, click here.
Photo source: Richard Potts
