Felix Ermacora Human Rights Award

The Felix Ermacora Human Rights Award is an Austrian award for services to human rights. It was created in 2005 on the initiative of the Austrian People 's Party ( ÖVP) and consists of a promotion and a press price, annually by Felix Ermacora Club - will be awarded association for the protection and promotion of human rights. With both prices people are excellent, with a special commitment in the field of human rights.

Formation

The Felix Ermacora Human Rights Award was approved by Parliament Club ( " parliamentary faction ") of the People's Party in the Austrian National Council and the Political Academy of the ÖVP donated to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Felix Ermacora ( 1923-1995 ) in 2005. Felix Ermacora was an internationally recognized Austrian international law expert who has been used worldwide for human rights and the improvement of human rights protection. The initiators want with the price they have named in honor of Ermacora after him, "People who are involved in a special way for the protection of human rights, support and highlight their role model ."

The Felix Ermacora club

The Felix Ermacora club - association for the protection and promotion of human rights, which was founded in connection with the foundation of the Felix Ermacora Human Rights prize is made "in the tradition of the work of Felix Ermacora for the protection and promotion of human rights and the improvement of protection of human rights worldwide " one. Through the annual awarding of the " Human Rights Award " and the " Human Rights Press Award " draws the association of particular commitment to human rights protection. Jury for the selection of the winners is the scientific advisory board of the association. The association has its seat in Vienna.

Award winners

  • 2005: Georg Sporschill; Press Price: Friedrich orter
  • 2006: Hildegard Teuschl; Press Price: Heinz Nussbaumer
  • 2007: Franz Matscher; Press Price: Gudrun Harrer
  • 2008: Christian Strohal; Press Price: Alfred Payrleitner
  • 2010: Shirin Ebadi; Press Price Cornelia Vospernik; Award for Marianne Graf of the Albania- Austria Partnership
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