Defending human rights.
Author | Kiernan, James Patrick |
Position | INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM |
As part of the 50th anniversary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the IACHR and the Inter-American Institute on Human Rights (IIHR) conducted an inter-American poster contest focusing on the theme "IACHR, Defending Human Rights." The contest had two categories: one for children 12 to 17 years old and another for young people 18 to 23 years old. Specific rules governing the design and the physical properties of the entries were widely circulated in the OAS member states along with additional information about the history and purpose of the IACHR. August 31, 2009 was established as the date when the poster designs were to be sent to the IACHR offices in Washington. The IACHR received 107 entries from 12 countries: 59 in the children's category and 48 from youth.
The panel of judges was comprised of representatives of the IACHR, the OAS General Secretariat, and the Art Museum of the Americas. The contest produced a spectacularly attractive collection of posters that reflected broadly on the promotion and protection of human rights. All the entries from both categories were exhibited at the OAS General Secretariat in Washington and the poster awarded the first prize, designed by Ms. Emily Phillips of the United States, was given special recognition and exhibited at the US State Department. The IACHR is looking for funding to reproduce multiple copies of a substantial and representative number of the posters which would be sent to the member states where, individually or as a poster exhibition, they would to used to promote and broaden the public understanding of the work of the IACHR and the need to protect all aspects of human rights.
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Emily Phillips 19
United States
Defending Human Rights
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Horacio Fabián Alfonso 16
Argentina
Paz + Libertad : Derechos Humanos
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Patrick de Paula Gabriel Alves 15
Willian Felipe Lima dos Santos 13
Arinaldo Oliveira dos Santos 16
Brazil
Assegurando os direitos
Nicolás Amaya Orduz 15
Colombia
Arcoiris de la concertación
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Camila Paz Campos Fuentes 17
José Miguel Vallarino Boada 17
Chile
Derechos del niño
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Álvaro Isaías Potosme Carballo 16
Nicaragua
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