Deadline: 24 September 2015
The French Republic is seeking applications for its 2015 Human Rights Prize which is awarded by the Prime Minister of the French Government.
The prize, created in 1988, is awarded for individual or collective action on the ground, irrespective of nationality or borders, undertaken in France or abroad.
Prize Information
- A prize of €70,000 allotted by the Prime Minister will be shared by five laureates.
- A “special mention” will be conferred on the five runners-up
Themes of Prize
- The dangers of Internet for human rights-The potential of new means of communication can be used to further suppress, monitor or submit; while they can also, on the contrary, be powerful tools to promote human rights
- The environment and human rights-The primary objective through this theme will be to restore and justify the link between human rights and the environment, while examining the rich array of rights that need to be reviewed through the new prism of environmental protection, which has an impact on human rights.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicants can be from any country to apply for the prize.
Application Procedure
- Interested applicants must submit their complete applications at the address given on the website.
- The application must be written in French and include:
- a letter of application presented and signed by the president or legal manager of the NGO concerned;
- a dossier presenting the goal and description of the operation or project submitted, in detail. It must include a precise budget (with an equivalent sum preferably in euros);
- a presentation of the NGO concerned (statutes, operations, etc.);
- the postal address and bank details of the NGO.
For more information, please visit 2015 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic.
