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"The
International tribute from Lawyers to a Lawyer"
Participate in the designation of the "Bar of the Year" 2021.
"Ludovic-Trarieux"
Prize 2021.
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 non-disclosed sum of money.
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), Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin, the Bar of
Luxemburg, the Bar of Geneva, the Bar of Amsterdam as well as the Union
Internationale des Avocats (UIA), and the European Bar Human Rights Institute
(IDHAE) whose members are the biggest european law
societies fighting for human rights. 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 ZÚŃIGA PAZ (Peru)
1994: Jadranka CIGELJ (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
1996 Nejib HOSNI (Tunisia) and Dalila MEZIANE (Algeria).
1998 ZHOU Guoqiang (China)
2000 Esber YAGMURDERELI (Turkey)
2002 Mehrangiz KAR (Iran)
2003 Digna OCHOA † and Bárbara ZAMORA (Mexico)
2004: Akhtam NAISSE (Syria)
2005: Henri BURIN DES ROZIERS (Brazil)
2006: Parvez IMROZ (India)
2007 : René GÓMEZ MANZANO (Cuba)
2008 : U AYE MYINT (Burma)
2009 : Beatrice MTETWA (Zimbabwe)
2010 : Karinna MOSKALENKO (Russia)
2011 : Fethi TERBIL (Libya)
2012 : Muharrem ERBEY (Turkey)
2013 : Vadim KURAMSHIN (Kazakhstan)
2014 : Mahienour el-MASSRY (Egypt)
2015 : Waleed Abu al-KHAIR (Saudi Arabia)
2016: WANG Yu (China)-Rejected
2017 : Mohammed al-ROKEN (United Arab Emirates)
2018 : Nasrin SOTOUDEH (Iran)
2019 :
Rommel DURAN CASTELLANOS (Colombia)
2020 : Ebru TIMTIK † and Barkin
TIMTIK (Turkey) (Presentation postponed due to prizewinner emprisonment).
According to the Prize’s regulations, 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 2021 on our Internet website at: www.idhbb.org
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.
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 2021 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 2021.
The applications will be accepted up until
April 30th, 2021 (deadline) at
Paper mail at :
HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE OF THE BAR OF BORDEAUX
LUDOVIC-TRARIEUX PRIZE
May we convey in
advance our deepest gratitude for all applications submitted for this occasion.