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Call for Submissions: AWID’s Tribute to Women Human
Rights Defenders
In this annual tribute to women human
rights defenders no longer with us, many have passed away due to accidents,
illnesses, and natural disasters; BUT about one-third of those honored in the
tribute have been killed or disappeared due to their activism.
9 September 2015 - As part of this year’s 16 Days Campaign Against Gender
Based Violence (November 25 – December 10 2015), join us in commemorating the
women human rights defenders (WHRDs) who have died in the last 12 months and
help us celebrate their lives and contributions to the defense of human rights.
AWID's Tribute to Women Human Rights
Defenders Who Are No Longer With Us is an online photo
exhibition featuring photographs and biographies of women’s rights leaders from
around the world - honors WHRDs who have died and whose contributions to the
advancement of human rights are very much missed.
While many of these women have passed away
due to accidents, illnesses and natural disasters, about one third of those
honored in the tribute were killed or disappeared due to their activism.
WHRDs are at the forefront of struggles to
defend human rights. Yet no country in the world is entirely safe for
WHRDs. WHRDs are attacked for who they are – their gender identity, and
for what they do – fight for human rights for all.
We invite you to share the stories
of WHRDs from your country or region who are no longer with us.
Read the submission guidelines below
and send your contribution to awidtribute@gmail.com with the subject line
"AWID Tribute 2015" by September 30th, 2015.
Submission Guidelines
Your submission should include:
1.
A short
biography of the women human rights defender who is no longer with us that
includes:
- 6-8 sentences in length
- name of the WHRD or feminist
activist
- birth date and date of death or
disappearance
- country of origin
- short description of the work she
carried out
- explanation of the circumstances
of their death or disappearance
- an update on where the case stands
today (Has there been an effective investigation? Has anyone been
prosecuted or brought to justice? Does the case remain in impunity?)
- a link to any urgent action that
might exist online with regards to the case
2.
A picture
with the following specifications:
- 4 inches X 6 inches or 10.16
centimeters X 15.24 centimeters
- resolution of 1200x1800 pixels
(minimum)
- if the picture is scanned, a
resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch) or above
- if the picture was taken with a
digital camera, a resolution of 6 MP (megapixels) or above
- the size of the attachment you
send us should not be more than 5 MB (megabytes)
Please note: by sending this photo you are giving AWID permission to
us to use the photograph. Pictures downloaded from websites may not be of good
quality for printing or audiovisual use and may infringe copyright. We
encourage you to send us pictures from your cameras, albums, personal
collections or with prior permissions from partner organizations.
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