2010 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
View the winners of the 2010 Human Rights Medal and Awards.
Human rights
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2010 Human rIghts Meda Winner: Thérèse Rein
- The prestigious 2010 human rights medalThérèse Rein - for her longstanding work along side people with a disability.
- The young people's human rights medal25 year old Jack Manning Bancroft - for his work with young indigenous Australians.
- The law award (sponsored by the law council of Australia) The Northern Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
- The community (organisation) awardGetUp!
- highly commended certificate for the community (organisation) awardthe Immigrant Women's Support Service
- The community (individual) award (sponsored by ihr Australia)Nina Funnell
- The print media award (sponsored by vibe Australia)Chris Graham - for the Grass is Always Greener.., published in the National Indigenous Times.
- highly commended certificate for the print media awardStephen Lunn, from The Australian - for his National Disability Insurance Scheme series.
- The literature (non-fiction) award (sponsored by the co-op bookshop)John Host with Chris Owen - for It's Still in My Heart, This is My Country.
- highly commended certificate for the literature (non-fiction) awardSandy Jeffs - for Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness.
- The radio awardABC Radio National's ‘360 documentaries' - for The Too Hard Basket.
- highly commended certificate for the radio awardLorena Allan and Mark Don - for No Ordinary Piece of Bush – The High Price of Coronation Hill, ABC Radio National's ‘Hindsight.'
- The television award (sponsored by avant card)Dan Goldberg, Adam Kay, Thierry Bled, Scott Barnett and Lucas Sudbury - for Football United: Passport to Hope, North One Television Australia for Foxtel's Bio.