Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Human Rights
Defenders Tulip award. Anyone can submit a nomination. Nominations must be received by 23
August 2009.
(Source: The human rights defenders tulip)
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Human Rights
Defenders Tulip award. Anyone can submit a nomination. Nominations must be received by 23
August 2009.

Established in 2008, the Human Rights Defenders
Tulip Award is an initiative of the Dutch government. It is awarded to
acknowledge "persons who have shown exceptional moral courage in
protecting and promoting the rights of fellow human beings".

The winner receives an individual cash award of EUR 10,000 plus the
opportunity to submit a project proposal to the value of up to EUR
100,000, to be used to intensify his or her human rights work. The
winner of the award is chosen by an independent jury.

Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister Verhagen will present the Human Rights Defenders Tulip on Monday 9 November 2009.

Nominees
can be form any country. Nominees should be individuals (not
organisations), whose daily activity is to promote or protect human
rights using peaceful means. They should be human rights defenders who
have faced or be at risk of facing negative consequences because of
their work. They are individuals who could benefit from the recognition
and visibility associated with winning the prize.

For details and nomination, please click here .