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Announcement
of the 2nd annual “Stella Soulioti” Human Rights Award and call for
nominations |
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
announces the 2nd annual “Stella Soulioti” Human Rights Award and
the opening on Monday, 25 July 2022, for submission of nominations or
proposals for 2022. Anyone interested may either put themselves forward or
nominate other individuals, groups or organizations for the Award, by
completing the relevant form, as appropriate, available through the links provided
below. The Award was established by a Decision of the Council of Ministers, based on a proposal submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and shall be awarded on 9 December 2022, celebrating the International Human Rights Day, to individuals/groups/organizations who have demonstrated over the past year outstanding work and activity in a field or fileds directly related to the promotion and protection of human rights. Nominations or proposals can be
submitted by/for persons or groups of persons legally residing in Cyprus, as
well as by/for non-governmental organizations registered and active in the
Republic of Cyprus. Governmental authorities cannot be nominated or take part
in the process. In office government officials and/ or high level public officials
are excluded for nominating individuals, groups or Organizations for the
Award. Based on the relevant Decision
of the Council of Ministers, the evaluation of the nominations/proposals and
the selection of the winner will be made by a five-member Evaluation
Committee comprising the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Chairman), the Minister
of Justice, the Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human
Rights (Ombudsman) as well by two prominent figures in the field of promotion
and protection of human rights. The Award is accompanied by a
prize of €10,000, which is intended to support the activities of the
winning person/group/organization in the field of protection and promotion of
human rights in Cyprus. Completed application or
nomination forms should be addressed via post to “The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Presidential Palace Avenue, 1447 Lefkosia”, with the envelope
clearly marked on the outside “Human Rights Award”. For more information or
clarifications, you may call on (+357) 22651229 or send an e-mail to humanrightsaward@mfa.gov.cy. The deadline for receipt of
nominations/proposals expires on Monday,
31 October 2022, at 16:00 (Cyprus time zone). For the application form, click
here. For the application form for
proponents, click here. (MG) |
