Deadline: 31-Jul-21
Nominations are now open for the Human Rights Awards to celebrate human rights achievements. It is a chance to acknowledge, congratulate and share the important work of organizations, businesses, and individuals across the nation.
Award Categories
The Commission is proud to announce that the Human Rights Awards will be proceeding in 2021 in a new and exciting format. This year, there will be three Award categories:
- Human Rights Medal: Awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the promotion, protection, and advancement of human rights in Australia.
- Young Peoples Medal: Awarded to an individual who is under the age of 25 years (on 31 July 2021) who has made an outstanding contribution to advancing human rights in Australia.
- Community Human Rights Champion: Awarded to an individual or organisation with a proven track record in promoting and advancing human rights in the Australian community.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for nomination, entrants must have made an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights IN AUSTRALIA in at least one of the following areas, and been active in this area between August 1, 2019 and July 31, 2021:
- Taking action to overcome discrimination or infringements of human rights within Australia;
- Encouraging greater harmony between people of different race, sex, sexuality, age or ethnic origin within Australia;
- Enhancing the rights of Indigenous Australians;
- Promoting equal opportunity for people with a disability in Australia; or
- Increasing awareness of issues of injustice or inequality in Australia.
- Nominees must be a lawful resident of Australia
- Self-nominations are accepted
- Unsuccessful nominations may be re-nominated in subsequent years
Judging criteria
Selection panels will consider the following when assessing and comparing nominations against the above criteria:
- Does the nominee contribute to the advancement of human rights issues in Australia?
- Does the entry provide specific examples of their contribution?
- Has the nominee been a leader in this area of work in their community?
- Has the nominee raised community awareness of the issue?
- Has the nominee been able to provide a network of support for the issue?
- What was the outcome of the nominee’s contribution?
- How effective was the outcome?
- Did the nominee overcome any obstacles to achieve their outcome?
For more information, visit https://humanrights.gov.au/get-involved/human-rights-awards