Franco-German Antonio Nariño Human Rights Prize
The Franco-German Antonio Nariño Prize for Human Rights (French Prix franco-allemand des droits de l'homme "Antonion Nariño" , Spanish Premio Franco-Alemán de Derechos Humanas "Antonio Nariño" ) is a prize for projects that advocate for human rights in Colombia . It is awarded by the German and French governments and presented annually in Bogotá .
The award is named after the freedom fighter Antonio Nariño , who was the first to translate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Spanish in the 18th century .
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The award is presented annually on December 10th, the anniversary of Antonio Nariño's death, by the German and French ambassadors. The winners will be given a week-long trip to France and Germany, where they will meet with representatives of the governments and ministries, e.g. B. the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as representatives of the European Parliament can be brought into contact, present their projects and receive possible support.
Selection committee and procedure
The winners are determined by a selection committee consisting of permanent and non-permanent members. The permanent members are the French and German ambassadors to Colombia, as well as a representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights . These elect at least two non-permanent members for a period of one year.
Selection criteria are a long-lasting effect of the project, a demonstrable benefit for disadvantaged population groups and an active participation of the selected ones in the project.
meaning
The Antonio Nariño Human Rights Prize is a result of the increased joint foreign policy engagement of the French and German governments. Following the example of the reconciliation between the two countries after the First and Second World Wars , they want to contribute to understanding in international conflict areas. The Antonio Nariño Prize is intended for projects that campaign for basic human rights in Colombia, which has been marked by decades of civil and drug wars; This was followed by other Franco-German human rights prizes for projects in the crisis countries Mexico , Nicaragua and Guinea .
Since 2016, the Foreign Ministries have awarded a joint Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law to human rights defenders from different countries.
Award winners
- 2010: Tierra y vida ( Land and Life ) for their commitment to returning stolen arable land to smallholders
- 2011: Tejedoras de Vida ( Weavers of Life ), Putumayo Department
- 2012: Fundación Nydia Érika Bautista for her commitment to the relatives of the abducted and murdered and the legal appraisal
- 2013: Commission Life, Justice, Peace, Diocese of Tumaco, for their 20-year commitment to the neglected indigenous population in Tumaco
- 2014: INICIAR ( new start ) for coming to terms with the murders of several thousand members of the Union Patriotica party in the 1980s
- 2015: Museo Casa de la Memoria , Medellín for the remembrance of the crimes of drug and civil wars in Colombia
- 2016: Foro Interétnico de Solidaridad Chocó ( Interethnic Forum of Solidarity of Choco ) a convergence initiative of more than 78 organizations from different industries for their work to make the violations of human rights in black communities in Choco visible, such as B. on buildings and their use in the areas
Web links
- Franco-German human rights award "Antonio Nariño" German Embassy in Bogotá
- German-French Human Rights Prize Working Group for Development Aid (pdf)
Remarks
- ↑ Germany and France in the fight for human rights in South America: The example of the Antonio Nariño Prize ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Radio Euro District (French and German)
- ^ Reglamento del Premio Franco-Alemán de Derechos Humanas Antonio Nariño (Regulations of the Franco-German Antonio Nariño Prize for Human Rights) Agencia Presidencial del Cooperación Internacional de Colombia (Agency for International Relations of the President of Colombia) pdf
- ↑ Lone President on a Mission for Peace Die Welt , November 5, 2014
- ↑ "Antonio Narino" prize for victims of Tumaco ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Spotlight on Latin America, March 24, 2014
- ↑ Forgotten by the government Interview on the situation in Tumaco and the "Life, Justice, Peace" commission, Latin America News , December 2014
- ↑ German-French human rights award for victims of conflict ( memento of the original from November 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Spotlight on Latin America, December 10, 2014
- ↑ Un prix franco-allemand pour le respect des droits de l'homme en Colombie Opinion International, September 11, 2015
- ^ German-French human rights award "Antonio Nariño" 2015 ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. German Embassy in Bogotá
- ^ Franco-German Antonio Nariño Prize for Human Rights 2015 French Embassy in Berlin
- ^ Premio de Derechos Humanas para el Museo de la Memoria de Medellín El Tiempo , December 15, 2015
- ↑ Entregan el Premio Franco Aleman de Derechos Humanos . contagioradio.com. Accessed April 23, 2017 (Spanish)
