Australia’s peak human rights body has opened nominations for this year’s Australian Human Rights Awards, seeking to spotlight the advocates and organisations improving lives across the country.
“The awards showcase Australia’s human rights heroes. People and organisations who work day in and day out to improve the lives of others, in healthcare, education, law, the arts, the environment and beyond,” President Hugh de Kretser said.
“There are thousands of people and organisations across Australia who are doing great things to make our society fairer, more inclusive and respectful. These awards help to recognise their important work.”
The Australian Human Rights Commission is inviting the public to nominate individuals and organisations whose work inspires them. Nominations are free and can be made anonymously.
The awards recognise achievements across five categories: Human Rights Medal; Law Award; Media & Creative Industries Award; Community Award; and Young People’s Award (25 years and under).
Finalists will be announced on Monday 8 October. They will be celebrated, and the recipients named, at a gala ceremony and reception in Sydney on Friday 12 December. The awards night also marks International Human Rights Day.
Nominators whose nominees are selected as finalists will receive one complimentary ticket to the ceremony. The Commission has run the Australian Human Rights Awards annually since 1987.
More information, including past finalists and how to nominate, is available at: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/aus-human-rights-awards
