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...
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.
2020 AWARDS OPEN FOR ENTRY
Find out how to enter Asia’s most prestigious awards honouring outstanding human rights reporting.
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.
See our gallery of photos from the 23rd Human Rights Press Awards ceremony held at the Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong.
2019 Winners
Chen Yi Qin and Fong Sim Chu
Ming Pao
Clare Hammond, Victoria Milko and Kyaw Lin Htoon
Frontier Myanmar
Chien Yung Ta
The Reporter
John Sudworth, Kathy Long, Lulu Luo and Wang Xiqing
BBC News
Au Sin Yi, Chan Chun Yiu, Kwok Wing Yee and Ng Chun Chun
U-Beat Magazine, CUHK
Sung Chen En Raymond
The Reporter
Chui Man Kit and Jerran Lin
CABLE News
Philip Wen, Olzhas Auyezov, Thomas Peter, Christian Inton and Simon Scarr
Reuter
China Section
Apple Daily Hong Kong
Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
ZUMA Press/Ilta-Sanomat
Yip Kit Ming
CitizenNews
Lam Yik Fei
The New York Times
Yang Zi Qi, Yang Yu, Jin Qiu Feng, Tseng Lee Yu and Rango Zhu
Initium Media
Sarah Zheng, Choi Chi-yuk and Magdalene Fung
South China Morning Post
Tsai Ching Hua
Opinions@CommonWealth
Lee Hsueh Li Sherry and Chiang I Ting
The Reporter
Kan Hiu Wai, Ng Tsz Kiu and Ng Wing
U-Beat Magazine, CUHK
Liu Dicksa Isabelle, Lam Sum Yi, Shen Qing and Cheung Tung
U-Beat Magazine, CUHK
Kirsten Han
Washington Post
John Sudworth, Kathy Long, Lily Lee and Wang Xiqing
BBC News
Sue-Lin Wong and Christian Shepherd
Reuters
Yu Ka Hin, Ng Wing and Yiu Wing Tung
U-Beat Magazine, CUHK
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
Elroi Yee, Shanjeev Reddy and Satpal Kaler
R.AGE
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
Investigation Section
Apple Daily Hong Kong
Tai Ching Hei
CitizenNews
Supriya Chhetri, Gianna Aquino, Janina Rika and Karrie Lam
MSS Messenger, Marymount Secondary School
Sohini Chattopadhyay
The Hindu (India) and The New York Times
Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo and their colleagues
Reuters
Leung Ho Ying
CABLE News
Andrew J Phillips and Preethi Nallu
Al Jazeera English
Karishma Vyas
Al Jazeera English
Tara Todras-Whitehill
The New York Times
Organizers
