(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan human rights defender Mohammad Hassan Hakimy has been awarded with the 2018 Human Rights Tulip Afghanistan award at a ceremony at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kabul.
A statement from the embassy said the winner was chosen by jury consisting of Nader Naderi, Independent Administrative Reform Commission, Ruby Ajanee, Oxfam, Ingrid Hayden, Deputy SRSG UN, and Farahnaz Forotan, TOLO News.
Hakimy, who works in Ghor province, is especially focusing on promotion of human rights and advocates for women€™s rights and the rights of children.
For more than a decade, he has been working towards inclusive peace, freedom of expression and youth empowerment.
Through his work, Hakimy has been able to report on human rights issues and violations from Ghor province to relevant authorities in Kabul, and put human rights on the agenda of national politicians.
Celebrating International Human Rights Day, the Netherlands Embassy says it honors those who struggle for the right to speak their minds, to choose their leaders, and those who stand up to be protected against human rights abuses.
€œWe praise the brave men and women in Afghanistan who work to defend human dignity and advance the cause of peace and freedom.€
Hakimy was selected from among four nominees Shah Marai (posthumous), Tahmina Arian and Zaker Sadid.
Hakimy currently serves as an elected representative of the National Union of Journalists of Afghanistan as well as the head of the Ghor branch of the Independent Journalists€™ Organization of Afghanistan and Executive Director of the Afghanistan Youth National Development and Social Organization (AYNDSO).
At the same time he is editor of the 21 monthly magazine and focal point of human rights issues within the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR).
What is the price?
The price consists of a cheque worth EUR 5.000 to invest in further human rights related work and a potential three-day Visitors Programme to The Hague, Netherlands, to meet other local human rights Tulip winners from all over the world.
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