Media freedom - Council of Europe launches essay and photo competition for law students
Strasbourg, 18.05.2010 – To mark the 60th anniversary of the Convention on Human Rights, the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Law Students Association (ELSA), has launched an essay and photo competition targeted at European law students. Under the theme “Our Rights, Our freedoms”, participants may present an essay on the role of freedom of speech in democratic societies and it limits, or a photo report illustrating the impact in everyday life of the Council of Europe human rights protection system, including the European Court of Human Rights. Works may be submitted online until 30 June 2010 at the competition website www.ourrightsourfreedoms.org <http://www.ourrightsourfreedoms.org/> , where the rules and conditions of the competition can be found. There will be three individual prizes of 3 000€, 2 000€ and 1 000€ in the essay category, and three group prizes of 5 000€, 3 000€ and 2 000€ in the photo report category. The best entries will be published online and in print by the Council of Europe and ELSA. The results of the competition will be announced during the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights to be held in the autumn in Strasbourg. *** In 2010, the Council of Europe <http://www.coe.int/> commemorates the 60th anniversary of the European <http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=005&CM=2&DF=12/05/2010&CL=ENG> Convention on Human Rights, which protects the rights and fundamental freedoms of 800 million Europeans in 47 states. ELSA <http://www.elsa.org/> is an independent international organisation run by law students and lawyers bringing together 30 000 students from over 200 universities in 40 countries across Europe. Contact person: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Mariana NITELEA Director Information Office of the Council of Europe 6, Alexandru Donici Street, Bucharest 2, 020478 Romania tel: 4021 211 6810, fax: 4021 211 9997 Internet: www.coe.ro P Be environmentally friendly: do not print this email unless it is entirely necessary
