Winners of
the 2019 Human Rights Award have emerged after a national
poll by
Nigerians on the official website of the 2019 Human Rights Summit,
Executive Secretary
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tony
Ojukwu Esq
has said.
Ojukwu made
this disclosure at the end of electronic voting for nominees,
and after
the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) thoroughly reviewed the
total
number of 10,752 votes cast on Wednesday evening at the
headquarters
of the Commission.
Ojukwu who
hinted that the LOC was made up of stakeholders including
representatives
from relevant Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs)
said the
award which will be an annual event is aimed at encouraging
humanitarian
activities in the area of promoting the rights of Nigerians
especially
the indigent members of the society.
The
Executive Secretary said the awards will be presented in six categories
namely: (1)
Civil Society Organization; with CLEEN Foundation emerging
the winner,
(2) Donor Agencies and Diplomatic Communities in Nigeria with
United
Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) as the winner, (3)
Multinational/International
and Philanthropic organizations, has Toni
Elumelu
Foundation as the winner. (4) State Government; Kano, Lagos and
Ebonyi
States came top on the list. (5) Federal and State Ministries
Departments
and Agencies, (MDAs) has the Institute of Peace and Conflict
Resolution
also making it to the top of the list, and finally (6) Individual
category,
with Prof Joy Ezeilo of the University of Nigeria Enugu campus as
the winner.
The
Criteria for Human Rights Award include the following:
The impact
of the nominee’s work or contribution in improving the
understanding
and respect for human rights;
The impact
of the nominee’s contribution in eliminating social
injustice,
discriminatory attitudes and practices;
The impact
of the nominee’s work in promoting, protecting and
defending, monitoring
and reporting human rights abuse/violations;
The impact
of nominee’s work in creating an enabling environment
conducive
to the enjoyment of human rights and sustainable
development;
The amount
of energy, industry, time and resources spent by the
nominee in
the promotion and protection of human rights in the
country;
The risk of
negative consequences faced by the nominee in the cause
of his or
her work;
The extent
to which the approach employed in the work of the
nominee is
responsive to the needs and rights of the people; and
The impact
of the nominee’s work in addressing human rights
violations
in the society.
The Human
Rights Boss further stated that the Human Rights Award is one
of the
activities lined up for the 2019 Human Rights Summit scheduled to
take place
from the 8th to 10th of December 2019. The summit, he said
will be
declared open by President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR, President of
the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. He noted that it is first of its kind
organized
by the NHRC in the fulfillment of Nigeria’s obligation to
institutionalize
a national consultative forum to promote dialogue in the
field of
human rights.
According
to him, the summit is also expected to provide an opportunity
for the
review of Nigeria’s performance with reference to the protection
and
promotion of human rights by relevant stakeholders. it will serve as
an
imperative strategy for policy appraisal and agenda setting in the area
of human
rights.
“On behalf of
the NHRC and the LOC I thank everyone who participated in
the voting
process and with your support, we hope to do better in the
coming
years” Ojukwu said.
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