The Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center (HURIGHTS OSAKA) is now accepting entries for the "HURIGHTS OSAKA Award 2006" from the Asia-Pacific region. The deadline for submission of entries is 31 August 2006
Three outstanding entries will be selected for the Award. Each awardee will receive an award certificate and 200,000 Japanese Yen in a ceremony in Osaka in September 2006
Entries must be original and creative materials and programs for teaching and learning international human rights standards. They may deal with rights of children, women, people with disabilities, minorities, etc.; right to development, sustainable development, or human security. There is no specification on type of materials and programs or their form. They may be training manuals, lesson plans, workbooks, etc. They may be in the form of printed (or published) material, CD, powerpoint, calendars, other audio-visuals, etc
In selecting the awardees for the Awards 2004 and 2005, importance was placed on the level of teaching/learning function of the entries. Activity reports and translations of United Nations and other documents may be valuable material in themselves, but will have lower priority for the purpose of this Award. The teaching/learning materials can be for school education (primary, secondary or tertiary) as well as for adult, home or community education. Another important factor will be the integration of two aspects; raising the children's and adults' sensitivity regarding human rights, and understanding human rights issues in the contemporary world
The material may also be in any language. However, for materials or programs in languages other than Japanese or English please attach a description/commentary in English (200 words)
The materials/programs must have been produced from January 2003, regardless of whether they have been published or marketed. Materials/programs received for the Awards 2004 and 2005 cannot be resubmitted for Award 2006
For information about the previous awardees, please visit the following webpages:
Any individual, group or organization from the Asia- Pacific region (including Japan) may apply till 31 August 2006
To submit entries, please send the materials/programs with completed application form. The application form is available in HURIGHTS OSAKA website (www.hurights.or.jp/event/award_form_e.html)
Please send entries to:
HURIGHTS OSAKA Award 2006 for Human Rights Education
Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center
1-2-1-1500 Bentencho, Minato-ku, Osaka 552-0007 Japan
Postage and other costs of sending materials are borne by the applicants. Materials received for the award will not be returned
The winning entries will be selected by a jury
The award winners will be announced in September 2006. Award winners will be directly notified
For more information contact:
Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center
ph (81-6) 6577-3578 fax (81-6) 6577-3583 [e-mail]