HURIGHTS OSAKA has called for entrants for the HURIGHTS OSAKA Award 2004 for International Human Rights Education Materials as part of the organization's activities to commemorate its 10th anniversary. After careful deliberations, the following 4 entries have been selected for the Award.

The presentation of the Award will be conducted during the "Citizens' Forum" organized by Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City and HURIGHTS OSAKA on July 21, 2004 and held in CREO Osaka Central.

Award Recipients

1. "Training Programme" (Teacher's Manual)

Material: print publication (English)
Entrant: Human Rights Education Programme (HREP) (Pakistan)
Characteristic: A collection of training programs for educators. Systematic and easy-to-use presentation of materials.

2. "People living amidst garbage" (Slide-show, 15 mins.)

Material: powerpoint program (Japanese subtitles)
Entrant: Yuzo Uda (photographer)
Characteristic: Slide show consisting of photographs of children living in waste disposal sites in Latin American and Asian countries. Accompanied by appropriate comments.

3. "If the world were a village of 100 people: workshop material"

Material: print publication (Japanese)
Entrant: Development Education Association and Resource Center (DEAR)
Characteristic: A collection of workshop programs for participatory learning based on the bestseller, "If the world were a village of 100 people"

4. "Children in the world today - video on refugees" (video, 30 mins)

Material: VHS (Japanese)
Entrant: Mainichi Shimbun
Characteristic: Documentary showing the refugees in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan, as well as Mainichi Shimbun reporters in classrooms giving presentations based on their research in the field.

1. Objectives
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its establishment in July 2004, HURIGHTS OSAKA (Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center) organized the HURIGHTS OSAKA Award 2004 for International Human Rights Education Materials as part of its 10th anniversary events. The objective was to recognize the most creative and original education material regarding international human rights. HURIGHTS OSAKA called for entries not only from Japan but people and organizations in the Asia-Pacific region, to promote development of teaching and training materials international human rights, which tends to be seen as "not clear" or "too difficult." The Award has been publicized on the websites of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR ) as well as the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF).

2. Entries
Call for entries began on December 31, 2003 and closed on April 30, 2004. The Selection Jury Committee was set up to begin the selection process.
There were a total of 159 entries from 82 organizations and individuals, of which 97 entries from 47 organizations and individuals came from Japan, and 65 entries from 35 organizations and individuals came from 10 different countries abroad.
Entries ranged from print publications, visual materials (video, VCD, DVD), powerpoint programs (slide shows), websites, training programs and materials (workshops, etc.), comprehensive materials for campaigns, others (project plans, etc.).

3. Selection standards and process
The Committee of the Selection Jury looked for integrity as "teaching materials" of international human rights in the entries. It meant that works such as activity reports and translations of United Nations documents would be given less priority, even though they may have documentation value.
Regarding visual materials (video, DVD, etc.) in particular, consideration was given to sophistication gaps between professionals and amateurs, difference between documentary works and teaching materials (with added ideas for teaching), whether the intended use was for schools (elementary, secondary or tertiary) or non-formal, such as social, home or community education, and integration of perspectives to raise the human rights sensitivity in children, and that of ongoing human rights issues in the world.
The Secretariat (Program Section, HURIGHTS OSAKA) sorted the entries, prepared the preliminary selection, and presented the entries to the Committee.
The Committee convened on 12, 28 29 June, 2004 for a total of 12 hours, and looked through all the entries including the preliminary selections.
The procedure was as follows:
   1. Viewing and selection of visual materials (video, DVD, etc.)
   2. Viewing and selection of powerpoint materials
   3. Viewing and selection of websites
   4. Viewing and selection of print publication and others
   5. Final selection of award recipients
The Committee decided to select 4 entrants for the Award and no honorable mentions. Initially, the Committee planned to select 3 entrants for the Award, at least 1 from Japan and 1 from abroad, but in view of the wide variety of material forms received, the recipients were increased to 4.

4. Publication of results and presentation of the Award
The recipients will be presented with the Award during the "Citizens' Forum" on July 21, and will be invited to the HURIGHTS OSAKA 10th Anniversary Reception held on the same day at Mitsui Urban Hotel Osaka Bay Tower.

The Committee of the Selection Jury

Chair	Yoshio Hata	Professor, School of Policy, Kwansei Gakuin University
Members	Yolanda Alfaro Tsuda	Associate Professor, Department of English, Kobe College
	Jung Kang-Ja	Joint Representative, Korean WomenLink
	Ritsue Hata	Editorial Department, Mainichi Shimbun, Osaka Office
	Khanittha Matsuo	Program Staff, FM CO-CO-LO
	Kinhide Mushakoji	Chairperson, Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center
	Yoshio Kawashima	Director, Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center