2022 HUMAN RIGHTS PRESS AWARDS – Open for Entries on January 1, 2022

Update: The Human Rights Press Awards have been suspended.

2022 HUMAN RIGHTS PRESS AWARDS Open for Entries on January 1, 2022 (Scroll down for Chinese version)

As the world marks Human Rights Day, Asia’s most prestigious awards honouring outstanding human rights reporting is announcing that it will be open for entries from January 1, 2022 to February 1, 2022 (11:59 PM, HKT).     The Human Rights Press Awards, now in their 26th year, are organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club Hong Kong.     Showcasing this work has become more important than ever as governments around the region step up threats to basic freedoms since the pandemic broke out, whether it be locking up journalists, carrying out arbitrary detentions or silencing political opponents.     Submissions must have been reported about the Asia region and been published or broadcast during the 2021 calendar year. Entries must be in either English or Chinese.     Categories include Breaking News, Feature, Commentary, Multimedia, Video, Audio and Photography. Please go to the website for more details.     Each entry must cite the article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that the work seeks to address. This landmark document sets out the inalienable rights to which every person is entitled. The full text is available here: https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html     Please mark your calendars and be ready to submit your work!     The online entry form will be open on January 1, 2022 at: https://humanrightspress.awardsplatform.com/     For further information, please visit: http://humanrightspressawards.org     And follow us on: Twitter https://twitter.com/HRPressAwards Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HumanRightsPA     For queries, please contact the awards administrator:     Telegram: https://t.me/iHRPA Email: [email protected]

二零二二年人權新聞獎 2022年1月1日起接受報名

亞洲矚目的新聞界盛事、二零二二年人權新聞獎將於2022年1月1日起接受報名，誠邀新聞工作者踴躍參與，截止日期為2022年2月1日（香港時間23:59）。     人權新聞獎由香港外國記者會主辦，以表彰亞洲區的卓越人權新聞報道，今年已是第二十六屆。獎項旨在增加公眾對人類基本權利尊重，並令大眾關注任何對這些權利之威脅。     自新冠疫情爆發以來，區內多個政府對基本人權自由之侵害不斷加劇，以防控疫情為由打壓言論自由、集會自由等事件時有發生，令舉辦此獎項更顯重要。     參選作品必須為亞洲區的人權議題採訪報道，並於二零二一年內刊出或公開播放。參賽作品須以中文或英文提交，今屆參賽類別包括：突發新聞、特寫、評論、多媒體、錄像、電台廣播和錄音及攝影。詳情請瀏覽人權新聞獎官方網站。      參加者必須註明參選作品與《世界人權宣言》中哪一條人權宣言相關。 《世界人權宣言》全文：https://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html     網上報名平台將於2022年1月1日正式開放： https://humanrightspress.awardsplatform.com/     有關比賽詳情請瀏覽新聞獎官方網站： http://humanrightspressawards.org     亦可追蹤我們的社交平台以獲得最新資訊： 推特： https://twitter.com/HRPressAwards 臉書： https://www.facebook.com/HumanRightsPA         如有查詢，請聯絡新聞獎秘書處：     Telegram: https://t.me/iHRPA 電郵：[email protected]