The following is being distributed at the request of the Human Rights Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador:

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Award. This award recognizes an individual or group who has made and/or continues to make a meaningful contribution to advancing and furthering human rights in the province.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, October 4, 2024.

The award will be presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at Government House in St. John’s in celebration of International Human Rights Day. The award ceremony will have both in-person and virtual attendance available. Follow us on X (formerly known as Twitter) and Instagram @nlhumanrights for updates on the ceremony.

You can submit a nomination form online at www.thinkhumanrights.ca. However, if you have questions about the nomination process or would like to complete the nomination form in an alternative format, such as an interview, please contact the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission.

By telephone at 729-2709 or 1-800-563-5808

By email at humanrights@gov.nl.ca

Or by mail to the:
Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
Regatta Plaza
84-86 Elizabeth Avenue, 2nd Floor
St. John’s, NL
A1A 1W7

Learn more about the Commission at www.thinkhumanrights.ca.

Media contact
Hilary P. Hennessey
Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
hilaryhennessey@gov.nl.ca