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"The International tribute from Lawyers to a Lawyer"

 

 

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

"Ludovic-Trarieux" Prize 2010.

 

Before February 28^th , 2010 (deadline)

Since 1984, the HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE awards an international human rights Prize called the " LUDOVIC-TRARIEUX International Human Rights Prize" in memory of the French lawyer, Ludovic Trarieux, who in 1898, in the midst of the Dreyfus Affair in France, founded the "French League for the Defence of Human Rights and the Citizen" which laid the groundwork for all leagues set up in the world and on the same model since then.

 

The first " LUDOVIC TRARIEUX PRIZE " was awarded by a panel of renowned human rights activists on March 29th, 1985 to Nelson MANDELA, then in jail. It was officially handed over to his daughter, Zenani DHLAMINI - MANDELA, on April 27th, 1985.

 

    To award the Prize every two years in partnership with the European Bar Human Rights Institute (IDHAE), the HRIBB consults non-governmental organisations, Bars or associations with humanitarian goals all around the world to choose the candidate(s) who may fulfil the specific criteria requiyellow for nomination for the Prize. The Prize is a medallion effigy of LUDOVIC-TRARIEUX, a diploma awarded by the jury and a sum of 7500 Euros (2007).

 

Since 2003, the Prize is awarded every year in partnership by the Human Rights Institute of The Bar of Bordeaux, the Human Rights Institute of the Bar of Paris, the Human Rights Institute of The Bar of Brussels, l'Unione forense per la tutela dei diritti dell'uomo (Roma) and the European Bar Human Rights Institute (IDHAE) whose members are  the biggest european law societies fighting for human rights  such as Rechtsanwaltskammer de Berlin, Ordre français des Avocats du barreau de Bruxelles, barreau de Luxembourg or Polish National Council of the Bar (Warsaw). It is presented every year in a city that is home to one of the member Institutes.

The following is the list of prize winners :

1985			Nelson MANDELA  (South Africa)
1992			Augusto ZÚÑIGA PAZ †  (Peru)
1994			Jadranka CIGELJ  (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
1996	awarded jointly to		Nejib HOSNI (Tunisia) and to Dalila MEZIANE   (Algeria).
1998			ZHOU Guoqiang  (China)
2000			Esber YAGMURDERELI  (Turkey)
2002			Mehrangiz KAR  (Iran)
2003	awarded jointly to		Digna OCHOA  (post mortem) and to Bárbara ZAMORA (Mexique).
2004			Aktham NAISSE  (Syrie)
2005			Henri BURIN des ROZIERS  (Brazil)
2006			Parvez IMROZ (India)
2007			René GOMEZ MANZANO (Cuba)
2008			U AYE MYINT  (Birmanie)
2009			Beatrice MTETWA  (Zimbabwe)

 

According to the Prize’s rules, the award is given to a lawyer, regardless of nationality or Bar, who, by his work, will have illustrated his activity or his suffering, the defence of human rights, of defence rights, the supremacy of law, the struggle against racism and intolerance in any form.

 

You will find useful information concerning this Prize 2010 on our Internet website at: www.idhbb.org

 

We launch today the appeal to nominations for the Prize of year 2010.

 

Also as in the past, in order to help the jury that will be established, we invite all the institutions, associations or personalities that applied in recent years, to communicate to the jury the details of lawyers likely to correspond to such criteria.

 

According to Article 3 of Regulations", the Prize is awarded to a physical person. In exceptional cases, the Prize can be awarded post mortem to a lawyer who, in his dedication to the cause of human rights, paid with his life in the two years preceding the date of the award.

 

If you wish to help the Jury and participate, we would be grateful if you would address to us the most precise information possible and documents on all your « lawyers urgent appeals » specifying in particular:

 

·    Identity and co-ordinates of the candidate,

·    Proof of the title of lawyer,

·     A detailed report of action in favour of the defence of human rights, while insisting if necessary on their professional character, and/or the violations or attacks the candidate may have undergone at the time of this activity.

·    A photography (paper or bmp, jpg, gif pics…)

 

In case of no answer, last year nomination not finally awarded remain available for 2010 Prize if not cancelled.

 

It must be specified, that the Prize is only regarded as definitively awarded if the recipient or a member of his family accepts it and attends an award ceremony to be held during fall 2010.

 

The applications will be accepted up until February 28^th , 2010 (deadline) at                     

I.D.H.A.E.(Prix Ludovic Trarieux 2010)

8, place Saint-Christoly

F - 33000 BORDEAUX (France)

Tel: (0033) 05 56 81 73 75

Fax: (0033) 05 56 44 33 12

 

 

You may also send information by e-mail to us at the following address :

 

idhae@idhae.org or idhae@aol.com

 

May we convey in advance our deepest gratitude for all applications submitted for this occasion.

 

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