2010 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
2010 Human rIghts Meda Winner: Thérèse Rein
- The prestigious 2010 human rights medal
Thérèse Rein - for her longstanding work along side people with a disability. - The young people’s human rights medal
25 year old Jack Manning Bancroft - for his work with young indigenous Australians. - The law award (sponsored by the law council of Australia)
The Northern Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency - The community (organisation) award
GetUp! - highly commended certificate for the community (organisation) award
the Immigrant Women’s Support Service - The community (individual) award (sponsored by ihr Australia)
Nina Funnell - The print media award (sponsored by vibe Australia)
Chris Graham - for the Grass is Always Greener.., published in the National Indigenous Times. - highly commended certificate for the print media award
Stephen Lunn, from The Australian - for his National Disability Insurance Scheme series. - The literature (non-fiction) award (sponsored by the co-op bookshop)
John Host with Chris Owen - for It’s Still in My Heart, This is My Country. - highly commended certificate for the literature (non-fiction) award
Sandy Jeffs - for Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness. - The radio award
ABC Radio National’s ‘360 documentaries’ - for The Too Hard Basket. - highly commended certificate for the radio award
Lorena Allan and Mark Don - for No Ordinary Piece of Bush – The High Price of Coronation Hill, ABC Radio National’s ‘Hindsight.’ - The television award (sponsored by avant card)
Dan Goldberg, Adam Kay, Thierry Bled, Scott Barnett and Lucas Sudbury - for Football United: Passport to Hope, North One Television Australia for Foxtel’s Bio.