Vladimir Herzog Award Explained

Vladimir Herzog Award
Awarded For:Brazilian Journalism Award for Amnesty and Human Rights Coverage
Location:Theater of the Catholic University of São Paulo
Country:Brazil
Year:1979
Year2:2011[1]

Vladimir Herzog Award (Portuguese: Prêmio Jornalistico Vladimir Herzog de Anistia e Direitos Humanos) is a Brazilian award for journalists who excel in the coverage of human rights issues in the national press.[2] It was created in 1979 by the Journalists Sindicate of São Paulo.[3]

History

The Vladimir Herzog Award for Human Rights was established in 1977, two years after the murder of journalist Vladimir Herzog in the dungeons of dictatorship, in order to encourage journalists in a time of strong censorship, to denounce the abuses that were committed then.

Today, the award continues its mission, rewarding stories that stimulate the quest for citizenship, denouncing all kinds of violation of human rights.

Categories

Every year, the ten categories are:[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.crosscontent.com.br/marcelo-bauer-2/?lang=en Marcelo Bauer
  2. Web site: Brazil: Human rights awards. OHCHR. https://web.archive.org/web/20100810001550/https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/BrazilHRAwards.aspx. 10 August 2010. live. 13 May 2009.
  3. Web site: Regulamento do XXVII prêmio Jornalístico Vladimir Herzog de Anistia e Direitos Humanos - 2005. 19 August 2005. Journalistas de São Paulo. Portuguese. https://web.archive.org/web/20101203200901/http://www.jornalistasp.org.br/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=147. 3 December 2010. dead. 13 May 2009.
  4. Web site: Prêmio Vladimir Herzog: Os vencedores de 2005. 25 October 2005. Observatório da Imprensa. Portuguese. Vladimir Herzog Award: The 2005 winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20110701075027/http://www.observatoriodaimprensa.com.br/news/view/os-vencedores-de-2005. 1 July 2011. dead. 13 May 2009.