Embassy of Canada in Venezuela Human Rights Award - Nomination form

The Human Rights Award, awarded annually, seeks to recognize an outstanding contribution to the advancement of human rights in Venezuela. The award will recognize the work of a group, institution, civil society organization (CSO), network, or person in Venezuela that stands out for their constant efforts in promoting respect for human rights; in the dissemination of human rights values and/or in the defense of the human rights of vulnerable people or groups. This year, the jury will pay particular attention to the nominations of groups, networks, and coalitions.

Information about the person nominating the candidate:

Name: (required)

Email address: (required)

Telephone number: (required)

Name of business / organization (if applicable):

Address: (required)

City: (required)

Country: (required)

Information about the nominee:

Is this an individual or an organization / group? (choose one category) (required)

Individual

Organization / Group

Name of nominee: (required)

Name of institution / organization (if applicable):

Position / title (if applicable):

Address: (required)

City: (required)

Country: (required)

Email address: (required)

Telephone number: (required)

Web page (if applicable):

Social media of the person, group or organization nominated (if applicable):

Have you nominated this person, group or organization previously? (required)

Yes

If yes, please indicate in what year / years they were nominated:

If the nominee is an individual, is this person a citizen or resident of Venezuela? Note: only citizens and residents of Venezuela are eligible for this award.

Yes

Nomination details: The award will recognize the work of a group, institution, civil society organization (CSO), network or person in Venezuela that stands out for their constant efforts in promoting respect for human rights; in the dissemination of human rights values and/or in the defense of the human rights of vulnerable people or groups who are deprived of them. The criteria that the jury will take into account are the following: the commitment of the group, person, institution, network, or non-governmental organization; the effort and leadership demonstrated by the person or group in a particular project, or the overall impact in the field of human rights; and the achievement of a specific activity that has had a considerable impact on Venezuelan society as a whole, or on the promotion or defense of human rights.

Why are you nominating this person / group / organization / network / institution? Please indicate your current experience with the nominee, the specific initiative(s) or project(s) or action(s) for which you are nominating them, and who has benefited from the nominee's work. (required)

Please send any additional documents that you believe support your proposal to crcasg@international.gc.ca. (This is optional.) You may include a proposal letter and no more than 10 letters of support from others to support the proposal. You can also include a resume or biography of the nominee, as well as links to websites that show the work and background of the proposed person, group, or organization. Please include the nominee's name in the subject line of your email.

Date modified:: 2024-10-22

Language selection

Search

Embassy of Canada in Venezuela Human Rights Award - Nomination form

Information about the person nominating the candidate:

Information about the nominee: