Fraternity” Human Rights Prize (€70

Application Deadline: 30th September 2016

Applications are now open for the 2016 “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Human Rights Prize of the French Republic, awarded by the Prime Minister of the French Government.

This Prize, which was set up in 1988, is awarded in recognition and support for the completion of individual or collective projects carried out in the field, in France or abroad, regardless of nationality or borders, and linked to one of two possible themes.

1 – Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and individual candidates, regardless of nationality and borders, should present a field initiative or project to be implemented in France or abroad, on one of the two themes for 2016:

Theme 1: defending and protecting migrants.
- Theme 2: representing and defending the rights of disabled people under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Prize:

Five prize winners will be invited to Paris for the official ceremony.
They will receive a medal and share a total sum of €70,000, awarded by the Prime Minister.
Five runners-up will be awarded a special medal by the French ambassador in their country of origin.

Application Procedure

Applications must comply with the prize regulations.
The prize regulations are available upon request. They can also be found on the CNCDH website: http://www.cncdh.fr/fr/prix/prix-des-droits-de-lhomme .
The application, which must be written in French, must include:

A letter of application presented and signed by the president or legal representative of the NGO concerned, or by the individual candidate.
The application form, which is attached to this call for applications and can be downloaded from the CNCDH website: http://www.cncdh.fr/fr/prix/prix-des-droits-de-lhomme .

This form presents the project objective and means of operation in detail. A precise budget must be given (preferably with equivalent values given in euros).

A presentation of the NGO concerned (statutes, operations, etc.).
The postal address and bank details of the NGO or the individual candidate.

Candidates must submit their complete application, before the deadline of 30 September 2016, to the Secretariat-General of the CNCDH:

35, rue Saint-Dominique – 75007 Paris – France
or by email to: [email protected]

Once the panel has announced the results, the 2016 Prize will be awarded in Paris by the Prime Minister, around 10 December 2016.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the 2016 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic.

Application Deadline: 24 September 2015

The French Republic’s 2015 “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Human Rights Prize, awarded by the Prime Minister of the French Government, is now open for applications.

This prize, created in 1988, is awarded for individual or collective action on the ground, irrespective of nationality or borders, undertaken in France or abroad, with respect to one of two themes, as chosen.

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), regardless of nationality and borders, should present an action carried out in the field or an implemented project, in France or abroad, on one of the two themes for 2015, namely “The dangers of Internet for human rights” and “The environment and human rights”.

Five laureates will share the overall prize of €70,000 allotted by the Prime Minister of the French Republic.

Theme 1: The dangers of Internet for human rights

Winning projects could involve on concrete actions on the ground to promote Internet access for the most disadvantaged, or projects highlighting the dangers and risks of mass surveillance. Prizes may also be awarded for projects enabling human rights defenders to protect their data, or projects aimed at the development and training of bloggers.

Theme 2: The environment and human rights

Winning projects may involve concrete actions on the ground aimed at promoting the issue of human rights obligations to ensure people enjoy a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

Prizes may also be awarded for advocacy aimed at supporting and enhancing the framing of environmental policies, particularly as regards environmental protection, or projects promoted by local communities aimed at combating plans for deforestation or extractive industries that undermine the possibilities for communities to enjoy their rights
in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

Prize:

Five laureates will share the overall prize of €70,000 allotted by the Prime Minister.
A “special mention” will be conferred on the five runners-up. Applications must comply with the prize regulations.

Application Process:

The application must be written in French and include:
a) a letter of application presented and signed by the president or legal manager of the NGO concerned;
b) 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);
c) a presentation of the NGO concerned (statutes, operations, etc.);
d) the postal address and bank details of the NGO.
Candidates must send their complete application without fail, before the final date of receipt on 24 September 2015, to the Commission’s Secretariat (Secrétariat-Général de la Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’Homme, 35 rue Saint-Dominique, Paris 75007, France). or by email to: [email protected] AND [email protected]

Following the announcement of the results by the jury, the 2015 Prize will be presented by the Prime Minister in a formal ceremony in Paris around 10 December 2015.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the French Republic’s 2015 “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Human Rights Prize,

French Republic 2016 “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Human Rights Prize ( €70,000 Prize)

French Republic’s 2015 “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” Human Rights Prize (€70,000 Prize)