The Human Rights Press Awards is postponing its 2020 awards ceremony to the fall. The organizers are regrettably delaying the ceremony, believing it is the most responsible course of action as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and the Hong Kong government's advice to limit large gatherings. The winners will be announced online on May 6 as scheduled. Voting for...
The Human Rights Press Awards recognise top rights-related reporting from around Asia, with the goal of increasing respect for people’s basic rights and focusing attention on threats to those freedoms.
The awards, which are now in their 24th year, are organised by The Foreign Correspondents’ Club Hong Kong, Amnesty International and the Hong Kong Journalists Association.
The 2020 awards, for work published or broadcast in the 2019 calendar year, opened for entries on January 1, 2020.
The Human Rights Press Awards People’s Choice Photo Award 2020 gives you the chance to choose the best of a selection of photos picked by this year’s judges.
Voting closes at 11.59pm on April 29. The winners of this year’s HRPA including People’s Choice Photo Award will be announced online on May 6.
2020 AWARDS OPEN FOR ENTRY
Find out how to enter Asia’s most prestigious awards honouring outstanding human rights reporting.
We are delighted to announce that The Human Rights Press Awards, Asia’s most prestigious honours that recognise outstanding human rights reporting, have returned for the 24th year and are now open for entries. The deadline is 1 February 2020. The Human Rights Press Awards are organised by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club Hong Kong, Amnesty International Hong Kong and the Hong...
As the world marks Human Rights Day, Asia’s most prestigious awards honouring outstanding human rights reporting is announcing that it will be open for entries from January 1, 2020 to February 1, 2020.
2019 Winners
Chui Man Kit and Jerran Lin
CABLE News
Elroi Yee, Shanjeev Reddy and Satpal Kaler
R.AGE
Philip Wen, Olzhas Auyezov, Thomas Peter, Christian Inton and Simon Scarr
Reuter
Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo and their colleagues
Reuters
Tsai Ching Hua
Opinions@CommonWealth
Kan Hiu Wai, Ng Tsz Kiu and Ng Wing
U-Beat Magazine, CUHK
Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
ZUMA Press/Ilta-Sanomat
Supriya Chhetri, Gianna Aquino, Janina Rika and Karrie Lam
MSS Messenger, Marymount Secondary School
Karishma Vyas
Al Jazeera English
John Sudworth, Kathy Long, Lily Lee and Wang Xiqing
BBC News
Yu Ka Hin, Ng Wing and Yiu Wing Tung
U-Beat Magazine, CUHK
John Sudworth, Kathy Long, Lulu Luo and Wang Xiqing
BBC News
Sohini Chattopadhyay
The Hindu (India) and The New York Times
Sue-Lin Wong and Christian Shepherd
Reuters
Liu Dicksa Isabelle, Lam Sum Yi, Shen Qing and Cheung Tung
U-Beat Magazine, CUHK
Ho Po Chun, Hou Liang Ju, Lin Huan Cheng, Chen Wei Chou, Chen Ting Jen, Wu Yi Jing, Wang Shih Chuan, Hu Tsu Wei, Hsueh Ho Chi, Keng Shih Ting and Wang Wen Ting
Apple Daily Taiwan
Leung Ho Ying
CABLE News
Kirsten Han
Washington Post
Yang Zi Qi, Yang Yu, Jin Qiu Feng, Tseng Lee Yu and Rango Zhu
Initium Media
Tara Todras-Whitehill
The New York Times
Chen Yi Qin and Fong Sim Chu
Ming Pao
Sarah Zheng, Choi Chi-yuk and Magdalene Fung
South China Morning Post
Chien Yung Ta
The Reporter
Tai Ching Hei
CitizenNews
Clare Hammond, Victoria Milko and Kyaw Lin Htoon
Frontier Myanmar
China Section
Apple Daily Hong Kong
Lee Hsueh Li Sherry and Chiang I Ting
The Reporter
Sung Chen En Raymond
The Reporter
Yip Kit Ming
CitizenNews
Mike Ives, Ben C. Solomon, Richard C. Paddock, Julia Wallace, Choe Sang-Hun, Muktita Suhartono, Rick Gladstone, Len Leng, Maea Lenei Buhre, Ryn Jirenuwat and Tim Wallace
The New York Times
Au Sin Yi, Chan Chun Yiu, Kwok Wing Yee and Ng Chun Chun
U-Beat Magazine, CUHK
Investigation Section
Apple Daily Hong Kong
Lam Yik Fei
The New York Times
Andrew J Phillips and Preethi Nallu
Al Jazeera English
Organizers
