2023 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the 2023 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic. Details about the Program are given below.

Human Rights Prize of the French Republic

About Human Rights Prize of the French Republic 2023

This Prize is awarded in recognition and support for the completion of individual or collective projects carried out in the field, in France or abroad, regardless of nationality or borders, to promote and protect human rights anywhere in the world.

Program Details

This year’s Prize will be awarded under the theme “Defending the environment and water access”.

Applications will be accepted from individuals and non-governmental organisations with one or more field projects aimed at:

  • Promoting the work of environmental defenders or ensuring their protection;
  • Promoting effective access to quality drinking water and effective sanitation;
  • Monitoring of water resources in the long term, with the potential to foster better distribution of usages in line with resources.

Projects including a gender perspective or aimed at ensuring the access of vulnerable or disadvantaged persons to their rights will be prioritized, with a focus on fighting exclusion.

Prize 

The five prize winners will be invited to Paris for the official ceremony. They will receive a medal and share a total sum of €70,000, awarded by the CNCDH and to be used to implement their projects. They may introduce themselves as 2021 laureates of the Human Rights Prize of the French Republic.

Five runners-up will be awarded a “special mention” medal by the French ambassador in their country of origin.

Eligibility

Applications must comply with the prize rules, which are be downloaded below and on the CNCDH website.

Human Rights Prize of the French Republic 2023 Application

The application must be written in French and include:

  1. A letter of application presented and signed by the president or legal representative of the NGO concerned, or by the individual candidate;
  2. The application form can be downloaded below and on the CNCDH website.
  3. This form should present, in detail, the actions conducted by the association or individual.
  4. A presentation of the NGO (statutes, operations, etc.), where appropriate.
  5. The postal address and bank details of the NGO or individual candidate.

For those interested in Gen F Entrepreneur in Residence Program 2023.

  • in hard copy: CNCDH – For the attention of Cécile RIOU-BATISTA, TSA 40 720 – 20 avenue de Ségur, 75007 PARIS – France
    or
  • by email to: prixdesdroitsdelhomme@cncdh.fr

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 October 2023.

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