Deadline: 6 March 2024
The European Union Delegation in Uganda, together with the European Union Member States represented in Uganda and the Embassy of Norway, invites nominations for the EU Human Rights Defenders (HRD) Award 2024.
The award, which is now in its 13th year, is presented annually to raise awareness of the work of Human Rights Defenders in Uganda.
A shortlist of three candidates will be announced on 9th April and the winner will be announced at a ceremony hosted by the Embassy of Denmark on 2nd May 2024.
Purpose
- The award recognises the achievements of an individual Human Rights Defender who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights in Uganda in the past year.
Who are human rights defenders?
- Human Rights Defenders are people who promote and protect universally recognised human rights and fundamental freedoms using exclusively non-violent means. These include civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights. Human Rights Defenders also promote and protect the rights of members of minority groups. The broad range of activities carried out by Human Rights Defenders can include the following:
- documenting and reporting human rights violations;
- seeking remedies for victims of human rights violations through the provision of legal, psychological, medical or other support;
- combating the culture of impunity which can hide systematic and repeated breaches of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
- mainstreaming a human rights culture, and transmitting information about HRDs at the national, regional and international levels;
- advocacy for the respect of human rights.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals or organisations can nominate candidates for the EU HRD Award. Nominations from human rights organisations active in Uganda are particularly welcome.
For more information, visit EU.
