And the winners are...

Internews is pleased to reveal the winner of the public prize of the Every Human Has Rights Media Awards:

Ben Fundis, Clara Long and John Drew, from the United States of America for "Border Stories"

Through a mosaic of portrayals, this report explores the US-Mexico border, the longest boundary between the developed and developing world and a politically and emotionally charged region.

These stories are an effort to promote tolerance by showcasing the humanity behind border issues.

Five other winners of special prizes received trophies at the ceremony
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- Michael Duffy (Australia): Best TV for "Nike Human Rights Investigation"

- Rodrigo Tornero (Argentina): Best Radio for "It's my body"

- Mário Magalhães & Joel Silva (Brazil): Best Print for "The anti-heroes – The underworld of sugarcane"

- Raby Idoumou Bouh (Mauritania): Best Citizen journalism for "The Youngest Mauritanian Divorcee"

- Anas Aremeyaw & Mary Fianko Akuffo (Ghana) : Best investigative report and also most courageous investigation for "Human For Sale Dons’ Exposed"

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The Winners' blog

Read the posts from the awarded journalists gathered in Paris on the Winners' blog. Recent posts:

The Voice of Darfur!

From the 8th of December to the 21st of December 2008, come and meet us to the Darfur exhbition that is installed in a UNHCR tent in the Trocadéro Gardens.

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Kenya

Wild, hostile north; the forgotten country

Peter Moss & Dorcas Mwangi
Kenya Television Network(09/11/2008)
The media is a powerful tool for any country to realise its potential in light of democratic involvement of her people. I worked as the national chairman of world student christian federation kenya's branch after college then joined the kenya television network as a reporter since february 2006.
This story is an eye-opener piece of the plight of a minority kenyan community that has been neglected by the kenyan government since the independence. The community tucked away at the north western corner on the kenyan map has no infrastructure, no roads, no proper schools. That means education,a fundamental right in the UDHR is compromised. Surprisingly, kenya is a signatory of the declaration yet these atrocities are still happening against its people. The story too put the government to task to explain its role in terms of service delivery to its people. The turkana area is also at the border with Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia. All the communities at the border are pastoral communities and the struggle for pasture and basic resources has been intense. This  story exemplifies the plight of international marginalised communities around the world and therefore why the UDHR is necessary and useful to the world.
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