re BBC Human rights awards March 2O

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By the BBC
You can find the site on the World Wide Web at:
 http://www.oneworld.org/

It would be nice to see a strong free burma lobby present there at the 
bbc, but i dont see it, despite their using "Freedom from Fear" cliché 
from DASSK book title in reference to China dissenters under the gun.
Maybe the london people can be present there 

OWBT Conference and Awards 1996
ONE WORLD '96
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND MEDIA AWARDS
Wednesday 20th March 1996

IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC WORLD
BROADCASTING LIVE ON TELEVISION TO 111 COUNTRIES

The annual media event of the One World Broadcasting Trust 
now in association with Media Natura in the presence of 
Baroness Chalker, Minister for Overseas Development, ODA and
Commissioner Emma Bonino, ECHO

THE CONFERENCE
THE AWARDS
Criteria
Categories
ONE WORLD BROADCASTING TRUST
MEDIA NATURA
ONLINE TICKET REQUEST 
TICKET REQUEST FORM TO PRINT 
THE CONFERENCE
Theme: The New World Disorder
As civil conflicts erupt across the glove, should broadcasters and NGOs 
move into the frontline in upholding human rights?
How to report human rights violations during civil conflict
"For a while the media will continue to ascribe... violent upheavals 
abroad mainly to ethnic and religious conflict. But as these conflicts 
multiply it will become apparent that something else is afoot."
Robert. D. Kaplan,The Atlantic Monthly
At a time when the news is dominated by civil conflict, journalists in 
every medium are faced with stark moral choices: how to maintain 
traditional impartiality in the face of one-sided aggression and 
unparalleled atrocities? And after the cease-fires, how can the momentum 
for humanitarian aid and long-term development be maintained?
The Conference is open to delegates from broadcasting, independent 
production, international development agencies, non-governmental 
organisations, education and to others concerned with global issues.
The Programme
The Issues
Martin Gregory, reporter The Torture Trail
Debate Impartiality in the Face of Atrocity
Roy Gutman, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter from Bosnia, and
Dr. Owens Wiwa, campaigning brother of Ken Saro-Wiwa 
debate the issues with
Richard Sambrook, Head of BBC News, and
Sylvana Foa spokesperson for the UN Secretary General.

Case Studies Three Ways Forward
Dr. Kumar Rupesinghe, Secretary-General, International Alert on
Conflict Resolution in Practice,
Eric Bachman, founder of ZaMir network in war-torn Bosnia, and
Maggie Black, writer on international affairs on Development Under Fire 
Plenary
Pedro Pimenta, award-finning film maker from Mozambique,
A Southern perspective

THE AWARDS
The OneWorld '96 Awards aim to recognise the efforts and imagination of 
communicators who are bringing home the relevance, as well as the 
possibilities and limits, of our common tenancy of one planet. The Awards 
honour those who puncture what seems to be a growing complacency in many 
quarters, especially in older industrialised countries, about the fate of 
the world.

The Awards represent a new departure with new non-broadcast and issue 
based awards. The One World Broadcasting Trust, which for many years has 
organised the One World Broadcasting Trust Awards, has for the first 
teamed up with the communication charity Media Natura to design an awards 
scheme that will have an impact, especially upon editors and proprieters 
in the communication business.

We are delighted that Britain's Overseas Development Administration 
(ODA), the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) have chosen to 
support the Awards and the associated Conference in this their first 
year.

CRITERIA
The judges have been looking for work that has made evident, in an 
unprecedented, dramatic or entertaining way, the connections between 
apparently disparate events and conditions in one part of the world and 
another, with particular regard to how life and security for the poor and 
disadvantaged is connected to that of the world's richer people.
Other criteria include work
that has made a major impact on public opinion or on policy with regard 
to the poor, or both;
that has made the issues relevant to new audiences;
that required exceptional perseverance and bravery to be realised;
that demonstrates investigative and journalistic flair;
that has communicated the humanity and ingenuity of poor people;
that has, in its production, exemplified 'one world' co-operation.

CATEGORIES
The Issue Awards
The awards will honour the best work whether in TV, radio or press.
1. The UN at 50: For coverage of the achievements and shortcomings of the 
United Nations in its first 50 years.
2. Rebuilding Civil Societies:For coverage fo the challenges facing 
affected populations and authorities trying to rebuild civil society and 
its institutions after war, or in newly democratic countries.
3. Child Exploitation: For coverage of institutionalised or other forms 
of abuse of children whether economic, political, sexual, military or 
otherwise as well as the efforts to halt and reverse exploitative 
practices.
4. Big business in developing countries: For reporting on the policies 
and activities of corporations in developing countries: the degree to 
which they help or hinder local people and the environment.
5. The global economy and the fall out of the Mexican debt crises: For 
reporting the social and economic consequences of the volatility of 
emerging markets in 1995 following the financial crisis in Mexico.
6. The realm of refugees: For coverage of the rate and treatment of 
refugees, the internally displaced and asylum seekers, both in regions of 
origin and of reception anywhere in the world.
Other Categories
7. Best Bi-Media News Coverage
8. Best Bi-Media Documentary
9. Best Overseas Production. (shown on network television in the UK).
10. Regional Award. (open to radio and press).
11. The ActionAid Untold Stories Award.
12. The New Media Award. (including CD-Rom, Internet and interactive tv).
13. International Press Award. sponsored by the International Federation 
of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. First prize £500.
14. Press Award
15. News Photographer of the Year
16. Best Public Information Campaign by an NGO
17. The Corporate Award  for the most effective corporate communications.
18. Special Award in the gift of the One World Committee.

ONE WORLD BROADCASTING TRUST
Building since 1987 the links between broadcasters and all those working 
for 'one world':
to promote greater understanding and tolerance between the peoples of the 
South and North, in order to lesson conflict and violence;
to promote greater recognition of the need for economic justice and human 
rights, in order to lessen poverty and exploitation;
to promote greater care for the planetary environment, in order to create 
a sustainable home for all the earth's inhabitants.

As well as the annual One World Conference and Awards, the Trust arranges 
fellowships for Southern broadcasters to share experience with colleagues 
in the United Kingdom. It also runs One World Online - the world's 
largest Internet site on human sustainable development run in 
collaboration with 50 leading agencies. 

You can find the site on the World Wide Web at:
 http://www.oneworld.org/
/media_natura/index.html">MEDIA NATURA

Established in 1988, Media Natura is a non profit communications agency 
with a unique perspective. We combine a genuine insight into the 
pressures faced by environment and development groups whilst offering 
high-quality communications strategy and media production skills. Media 
Natura also organises the British Environment and Media Awards, The 
Quarterly Forum, The Green Grant Scheme, and media training as well as 
One World '96.

Sponsored by the ODA and the European Community Humanitarian Office.
We are grateful for support from:
 ActionAid
BBC World (BBC World is a trademark of the British Broadcasting 
Corporation
The European Community Humanitarian Office
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
The Overseas Development Administration