The Human Rights Press Awards celebrated their 20th anniversary on Friday, May 6, with an awards ceremony and reception at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum on the Central Waterfront.
Winners were chosen from 274 entries. These included 139 Chinese-language works, 80 English-language works and 55 works of photojournalism. All submissions covered human rights issues in the Asia-Pacific, and were printed or broadcast in professional media outlets in 2015.
The HRPA was founded 20 years ago by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong, Amnesty International Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Journalists Association. These three organizations run the HRPA to this day. Winners are chosen by panels of volunteer judges who come from the fields of journalism, law, academia and activism.
The full winners list is below:
English News & Features Grand Prize
英文新聞及專題大獎
“Seafood from Slaves” – By Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Martha Mendoza and Esther Htusan – The Associated Press
海鮮背後的奴工– Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Martha Mendoza and Esther Htusan –美聯社
English News Merits
英文突發新聞優異獎
“Four Hong Kong Publishers Known for Books Critical of Chinese Regime Missing” – By Ilaria Maria Sala – The Guardian
四名中國政評書出版業者失蹤 – Ilaria Maria Sala – 衛報
“Something Hideous Happened in Elishku, Xinjiang” – By Benjamin Haas – Agence France-Presse
新疆艾里西湖鎮的暴力衝突 – Benjamin Haas – 法新社
“Asia's Migrant Crisis” – By Preeti Jha, Nurdin Hasan and Shafiqul Alam – Agence France-Presse
亞洲移民危機 – Preeti Jha, Nurdin Hasan, Shafiqul Alam – 法新社
English Features Merits
英文特寫優異獎
“Ghost Children: In the Wake of China’s One-Child Policy, a Generation is Lost” – By Nathan VanderKlippe – The Globe and Mail
一孩政策下消失的一代：超生黑戶兒童– Nathan VanderKlippe – 環球郵報
Series on “Crackdown on Chinese Rights Lawyers” – By Verna Yu – South China Morning Post
中國抓捕維權律師系列– 余詠恩– 南華早報
“Elderly Bused in for District Election Vote” – By Jeffie Lam – South China Morning Post
老人被運往區選票站– 林凱旻 – 南華早報
English Online Grand Prize
英文網絡報道大獎
Series on “The Long Arm of China” – By David Lague, Paul Mooney, Benjamin Kang Lim, Sui-Lee Wee and Stephanie Nebehay – Reuters
《中國勢力擴張》系列– David Lague, Paul Mooney, Benjamin Kang Lim, Sui-Lee Wee and Stephanie Nebehay – 路透社
English Online Merits
英文網絡報道優異獎
“Sea Slaves: The Human Misery That Feeds Pets and Livestock” – By Ian Urbina – The New York Times
揭秘南海漁船海上奴工的悲慘生活– Ian Urbina – 紐約時報
“For Rohingya, Fear and Forced Marriages” – By Jonah M. Kessel – The New York Times
洛興雅人面臨的恐懼及逼婚 – Jonah M. Kessel – 紐約時報
English Commentary Merit
英文評論優異獎
“Beijing Autumn” – By Ilaria Maria Sala – China File
重返天安門– Ilaria Maria Sala – 中參館
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English Broadcast Grand Prize
英文廣播傳媒大獎
“The Invisible Children of Sabah, Malaysia” – By Chan Tau Chou – Al Jazeera English
馬來西亞沙巴的隱形兒童– Chan Tau Chou – 半島電視台
English Television Merits
英文電視新聞報道優異獎
“Asia’s Meth Wars: Myanmar’s State-Backed Militias are Flooding Asia with Meth” – By Patrick Winn and Mark Oltmanns – GlobalPost
亞洲冰毒戰爭：緬甸政府支持的民兵在亞洲廣泛販毒– Patrick Winn and Mark Oltmanns – 環球郵報
“China’s Locked-Up Lawyers” – By Carrie Gracie – BBC World
中國被囚律師– Carrie Gracie – 英國廣播公司國際頻道
English Radio Merit
英文電台報道優異獎
“Soccer Nuns: The Trials of Tibetan Women’s Football” – By Ivan Broadhead – BBC World Service
足球女僧：西藏女足球隊的考驗– Ivan Broadhead – 英國廣播公司國際頻道
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Chinese News & Features Grand Prize
中文新聞及專題大獎
“The Fate of Chinese Rights NGOs” – By Zhao Sile – Initium
中國權利NGO生死劫（上中下）– 趙思樂 – 端傳媒
Chinese Features Merits
中文特寫優異獎
“Kou Yanding: 128 Days of Hell and 100 Kilometers of Salvation”– By Zhao Sile – Initium
寇延丁：128天的地獄，100公里的救贖 – 趙思樂 – 端傳媒
“Conflict Escalates over Christian Crosses in Zhejiang” – By Zhu Yongxiao – Yazhou Zhoukan / Asiaweek
《浙江基督徒大抗爭拆十字架風暴升級》；附文《專訪坐牢一年的黃益梓牧師》– 朱永瀟– 亞洲週刊
“Never Grow Old” – By Chen Yimin – Ming Pao Weekly
智障無礙– 陳伊敏– 明周
Chinese News Merits
中文突發新聞優異獎
“Vote Rigging in District Council Elections”– By Leung Yu Wo, Yuen Pak Yan, Alexander Lam Wai Chung and Lee Nga Man– Apple Daily
區選種票 – 梁御和、袁柏恩、林偉聰、李雅雯 – 蘋果日報
“A Brother Asks Society to Respect the Disabled” – By Simpson Cheung Wai-Ming, Yammy Tsang Ying-Mui, Gemini Cheng Pui-Shan and Chin Wai-Ki – Ming Pao
智障男三稱「無推伯伯」 二哥淚下盼社會尊重殘障 – 張煒明、曾映妹、鄭佩珊、錢瑋琪 – 明報
“Elderly Stripped Naked on Rooftop, Waiting to Be Showered” – By Winky Liu Wing-Ki and Edward Choi Chuen-Wai – Ming Pao
長者遭脫光露天等沖涼 – 廖穎琪、蔡傳威 – 明報
Chinese Online Merits
中文網絡報道優異獎
“Investigation of the Shenzhen Landslide: Why Waste Was Dumped in an Ecological Zone”– By Yannan Jiang– Initium
深圳山泥傾瀉追蹤：事故元兇渣土山為何建在法定生態控制區內？– 江雁南– 端傳媒
Chinese Commentary Merit
中文評論優異獎
“A Lifetime of Suffering for Chinese Women” – By Zeng Jinyan– Initium
中國女性終其一生承受的暴力– 曾金燕– 端傳媒
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Chinese Broadcast Grand Prize
中文廣播傳媒大獎
“The Myth of 'One Person, One Vote'”– By Choy Yuk Ling – Radio Television Hong Kong
《鏗鏘集》一人一票的迷思 – 蔡玉玲 – 港台電視
Chinese Broadcast Special Prize
中文廣播傳媒特別獎
"The Refugee Crisis in Europe"– By Michelle Chan – Radio Television Hong Kong
《鏗鏘集》大逃亡– 陳穎忻– 港台電視
Chinese Television Merits
中文電視報道優異獎
“Infallible Church”– By Amy Wong Nga-Man – Radio Television Hong Kong
不倒的教會– 黃雅文– 香港電台電視部公共事務組
“Caring for the Intellectually Disabled” – By Grace Wong – Radio Television Hong Kong
《鏗鏘集》老障無依– 黃佩英 – 港台電視
Chinese Radio Merits
中文電台報道優異獎
Myanmar Elections series – By Ivan Luk Yuk-Kwong and Wong Lui – Radio Television Hong Kong
緬甸大選系列– 陸宇光，王磊– 香港電台
Human Rights Lawyers – By Chan Miu-Ling – Radio Television Hong Kong
維權律師的苦困– 陳妙玲– 香港電台
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Photography Grand Prize
圖片特寫大獎
"Dying to Breathe," a series about Chinese gold miners – By Sim Chi Yin, Freelance Photographer for VII Photo Agency. The work appeared in National Geographic, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and The New York Times
一個塵肺病家庭的愛與絕望 –沈綺穎–自由攝影師 – 此作品獲刊於國家地理、普利策中心的危機報告，以及紐約時報
Feature Photography Special Prize
圖片特寫特別獎
“Refugees Crossing the Aegean Sea for Survival” – By Nicole Tung – Initium
難民的彼岸:這一年，為生存穿越愛琴海 – Nicole Tung – 端傳媒
Spot News Photography Merits
突發新聞圖片優異獎
“Disputed Land” – By Sam Tsang – South China Morning Post
地權爭議 – Sam Tsang – 南華早報
“The Lonely Life of the McSleepers” – By Dickson Lee – South China Morning Post
麥當勞內的無家者 – Dickson Lee – 南華早報
“The First Blood Shed in the Yuen Long Anti-smuggler Movement”– By Chan Yik-Chiu – Apple Daily
光復元朗第一滴血–陳奕釗–蘋果日報
“Defendant” – By Ho Kwan-Kin – Sing Tao Daily
原告變被告 – 何君健 – 星島日報
“British Lesbian Faces Discrimination in Hong Kong” – By Yik Yeung-Man– Apple Daily
英女同志被歧視–易仰民 –蘋果日報
Feature Photography Merits
圖片特寫優異獎
"Southeast Asia's Migrant Crisis" – By Christophe Archambault– Agence France-Presse
南亞難民危機 – Christophe Archambault – 法新社
Myanmar Elections – By Ye Aung Thu– Agence France-Presse
緬甸大選–Ye Aung Thu–法新社
“Stage Performers With Down Syndrome” – By Fu Chun-Wai – East Week
戲裡戲外的「二一三」– 傅俊偉 – 東周刊
“We Shout ‘Erwiana!’” – By Ko Chung-Ming – Next Magazine
我們呼喊Erwiana! – 高仲明 – 壹週刊
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Student Human Rights Press Awards
High School Journalism Prize
高中學生組大獎
“Disenfranchised: Education for Non-Chinese-Speaking Children in Hong Kong” – By Xaviera Artaza of West Island School – Harbour Times
非華語學生教育權利被剝奪 – Xaviera Artaza –西島中學 – 港報
University English-Language Broadcast Prize
大專英文廣播作品大獎
“Education for All” – By Ho Kar-Hei, Leung Ka-Yu, Tsui Kit-Sze, Xi Qiaosong and Wong Wing-Kwan of The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Varsity Magazine
普及教育– 何家曦，梁嘉瑜，徐潔思，黃穎筠，襲橋松– 中文大學– Varsity Magazine
University English-Language Writing Prize
大專英文寫作大獎
“Transparently Unclear” – By Tsim Wing-Sze, Lin Yi-Ting and Kwan Cho-Ming of The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Varsity Magazine
政府透明度成疑 –詹詠詩, 連漪婷, 關祖明– 中文大學– Varsity Magazine
University English-Language Writing Merit
大專英文寫作優異獎
“Finding a Way Forward” – By Jayce Lai, Man Sze-Wai and Tsang Hoi-Kee of The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Varsity Magazine
雨傘運動後尋求前路 – 黎焯施，文思慧，曾海琪 – 中文大學– Varsity Magazine
“Sexual Harassment at Hong Kong’s Universities – Rarely Reported, but not Rare” – By Medhavi Arora of the University of Hong Kong – Hong Kong Free Press
本港大學性騷擾非罕見卻少有舉報– Medhavi Arora – 香港大學 – Hong Kong Free Press
University Chinese-Language Broadcast Prize
大專中文廣播作品大獎
Body of Work: “The Rights of Domestic Workers” and “Power of the Police”– By Li Lok Man, Nicolle Liu Ka-Wun, Leung Yat-Nga, Winnie Tang Man-Yan and Yeh Ka-Lun of The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Pinpoint website
《警權》及《外傭權益》– 李樂敏，廖珈媛，梁逸雅，鄧雯欣，葉嘉麟 – 中文大學– 點子
University Chinese-Language Writing Prize
大專中文寫作大獎
“Questionable Police Testimony and Prosecutions after Occupy” –By Lam Tsz-Ching and Gloria Chan Hoi-Ching of Hong Kong Baptist University– Sanpoyan
警口供連番被質疑 檢控不當損法治–林子晴 ，陳凱晴 – 浸會大學– 新報人
Youth Essay Contest
Review of “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry” (2012) – By Melissa Leung On-Ki of the University of Hong Kong
梁安琦 -香港大學