Justice and Public Safety
September 20, 2016

The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Nominations Being Accepted for Human Rights Award

The Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission would like to advise the public that nominations are now open for the second annual Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Award. This award will recognize an individual who has made and/or continues to make a meaningful contribution to advancing and furthering human rights in the province.

"The second annual Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Award will recognize an individual who is committed to protecting and/or promoting human rights in our province. In our inaugural year, recipients of the award and the Human Rights Champion were individuals who are modest and humble, but also courageous and outspoken in standing up for the rights of those who are deprived of their voices. This is your opportunity to nominate individuals who strive for universal respect for equity and dignity in our province by challenging our laws when they are behind the times, proposing and recommending new policies, but also holding our society's institutions and leaders to account on matters of human rights."
- Remzi Cej, Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission

The deadline for nominations is October 31. Details, including information on the Selection Committee, can be found online at www.thinkhumanrights.ca. The award will be presented at Government House in St. John's at a special ceremony on December 8, in celebration of International Human Rights Day.

If you would like to complete the nomination form in an alternative format, such as an interview, or have questions about the nomination process, please contact the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission:

By telephone at 729-2709 or 1-800-563-5808
By email at humanrights@gov.nl.ca

Or by mail to:
Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
20 Crosbie Place, 2nd Floor, The Beothuk Building
P.O. Box 8700, St. John's, NL
A1B 4J6

Learn more at www.thinkhumanrights.ca. You can also follow us on Twitter @nlhumanrights and by using the hashtag #nlrights.

QUICK FACTS

• Nominations are now being accepted for the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Award. Details can be found online at www.thinkhumanrights.ca .
• This award will recognize an individual who has made and/or continues to make a meaningful contribution to advancing and furthering human rights in the province.
• The deadline for nominations is October 31 and the award will be presented on December 8, International Human Rights Day.

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Media contact:

Remzi Cej Chair,Human Rights Commission 729-2709 humanrights@gov.nl.ca

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