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The Polish Prize of Sérgio Vieira de Mello, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2002-2003)

Everybody is welcome to submit their nominations for Candidates to the 15th edition of the Polish Prize of Sérgio Vieira de Mello, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2002-2003). Nominations of candidates to the Prize will be accepted until June 30 this year. Registration takes place electronically. The announcement of results and the ceremony of presenting the Prize will take place on 25 October, 2018 at Villa Decius. 

 

 

The Polish Prize of Sérgio Vieira de Mello – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2002-2003) was established upon the initiative of the Villa Decius Association in 2003. Since then it has been awarded annually to persons and non-governmental organisations for their activities enhancing peaceful co-existence and cooperation of communities, religions and cultures. 

 

Candidates to the Prize may be persons and non-governmental organisations from Poland and abroad.

 

The Laurates  will be selected by the Panel of Judges composed of High Representatives of: the President of the Republic of Poland; UN High Commissioner for Refugees; Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Poland; Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Poland; Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Institute of National Remembrance; Polish Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection, Embassies, Consulates and Foundations supporting actions of the Villa Decius Association in matters related to human rights; Initiators and Founders of the Prize and the Chairman of the Villa Decius Association.

 

Submitting a nomination in the Person category: https://goo.gl/forms/xNc56xvDbjWnHJO93

 

Submitting a nomination in the NGO category: https://goo.gl/forms/W82aij50wVm108m73

 

 

Laureates of the Prize:

 

  • Tadeusz Mazowiecki (Poland) and the ‘One World’ Association (Poland), 2004
  • Father Marian Żelazek SVD (India) and the Krzyżowa Foundation for Mutual Understanding in Europe (Poland), 2005
  • Alaksandr Milinkiewicz (Belarus) and Jewish Culture Festival (Poland), 2006
  • Maryna Hulia (Russian Federation-Poland) and the Magurycz Association (Poland), 2007
  • Krystyna Pryjomko-Serafin (United Kingdom) and Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland); Honorary Prize – Szewach Weiss (Izrael) and Distinction of the Panel of Judges – Michał Żejmis (Poland), 2008
  • Fatos Lubonja (Albania) and United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (Iraq); Honorary Prize – Leopold Unger (Belgium-Poland), 2009
  • Nagy El-Khoury i Mohammad al-Nokkari (Lebanon) and the ‘Memorial’ Association (Russian Federation); Honorary Prize – Late Andrzej Przewoźnik (Poland), 2010
  • Hassan Omar Hassan (Kenya) and the Halina Niec Legal Aids Centre (Poland); Honorary Prize – Bernard Kouchner (France), 2011
  • Sister Rafael – Urszula Nałęcz (Rwanda-Poland) and the ‘People in Need’ Association (Czech Republic); Honorary Prize – Arnold Wellman (USA), 2012
  • Myrosław Marynowicz (Ukraine) and Denis Hurley Centre (Republic of South Africa); Honorary Prize – Adam Daniel Rotfeld (Poland), 2013.
  • Leyla Yunus (Azerbaijan) and Centrum Dialogu Międzyetnicznego i Tolerancji „Amalipe” (Bulgaria), 2014. 
  • Pietro Bartolo (Italy), „La Strada” – Fundację przeciwko Handlowi Ludźmi i Niewolnictwu (Poland); Honorary Prize – Siergiej Kowalow (Russian Federation), 2015.
  • Tahira Abdullah (Pakistan), Culturesof Resistance Network Foundation oraz Staffan de Mistura (Italy), 2016.
  • Archbishop Alfons Nossol (Poland) and the Barzani Charity Foundation (Kurdistan), 2017

 

 

Contact

Grzegorz Morek

grzegorz@villa.org.pl

ph. +48 12 425 36 38, 425 36 44, 425 36 23 

 

 

organizator/organiser

 

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honorowy patronat / honorary patronage

 

unhcr2016                                ambasada_szwecja

 

 

partnerzy/partners

 

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fundator/founder

 

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sponsorzy/sponsors

 

 

 

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współpraca / cooperations

 

Chancellery of the President of Poland

 

Department of United Nations and Humana Rights, 
Polish Ministry of Foreign Afairs

 

Polish Commissioner for  Civil Rights Protection

 

Institute of National Remembrance

 

Consulate General of the United States in Krakow

 

Znak Christian Culture Foundation

 

PAUCI Foundation

 

Res Publica Nowa

 

 

patronat medialny/media patrons

 

logo_rzeczpospolita               log_tvp_krakow_niebieskie               log_polskie_radio_dla_zagranicy

 

log_radio_krakow               a5_dziennik            respublica_daje

 

log_visegrad_insight                  log_www_krakow_pl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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