The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights invites civil society organizations to nominate an individual or organization for the 2013 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights. The prize will be awarded at an event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 10 December 2013, as part of the annual commemoration of the Human Rights Day.
The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights was instituted by the General Assembly in 1966 (Res. 2217/XX1 of 19 December 1966), and was awarded for the first time on 10 December 1968 on the occasion of the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Thereafter, the prize has been awarded in 1973, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and then in 2008. The prize is honorary in nature and is awarded approximate ly every five years to individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of human rights.
A special committee has been entrusted by the General Assembly with the selection of laureates from nominations sought from Memb er States, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations in consultative status, and from other appropriate sources, in accordance with the above mentioned resolution. This committee is composed of the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the President of the Human Rights Council, the Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women and the Chairman of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee.
The Prize is an opportunity not only to give public recognition to the achievements of the awardeesthemselves, but also to send a clear message to human rights defenders the world over that the international community is grateful for, and supports, their tireless efforts to promote all human rights for all.
Attached is a list of previous recipients, a copy of the relevant portion of the annex to the above resolution and a form for submitting a nomination for this year’s Prize. It would be most appreciated if nominations could be received by 5 July 2013.
The United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights was instituted by the General Assembly in 1966 (Res. 2217/XX1 of 19 December 1966), and was awarded for the first time on 10 December 1968 on the occasion of the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Thereafter, the prize has been awarded in 1973, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and then in 2008. The prize is honorary in nature and is awarded approximate ly every five years to individuals and organizations in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of human rights.
A special committee has been entrusted by the General Assembly with the selection of laureates from nominations sought from Memb er States, specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations in consultative status, and from other appropriate sources, in accordance with the above mentioned resolution. This committee is composed of the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the President of the Human Rights Council, the Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women and the Chairman of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee.
The Prize is an opportunity not only to give public recognition to the achievements of the awardeesthemselves, but also to send a clear message to human rights defenders the world over that the international community is grateful for, and supports, their tireless efforts to promote all human rights for all.
Attached is a list of previous recipients, a copy of the relevant portion of the annex to the above resolution and a form for submitting a nomination for this year’s Prize. It would be most appreciated if nominations could be received by 5 July 2013.
