NHRC announces 2024 human rights photography competition results
By Doruvu Paul Jagan Babu:Bureau Chief
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has announced the results of its online human rights photography competition – 2024 organized in collaboration with MyGov. The Full Commission Jury comprising of the Acting Chairperson, Secretary General, Divisional Heads and an external expert after due deliberations did not find any photograph suitable for the 1st and 2nd prizes. However, one photograph was chosen for the third prize of Rs 5,000/- and 5 for the consolation prize of Rs 2,000/- each.
Winners and themes
The NHRC, India received a total of 642 valid entries including those received through MyGov (471) and its website (171). These were seen and shortlisted to 20 photographs by the three sub-committees comprising senior officers of the Commission and external experts for consideration of the Full Commission Jury to decide the winners.
Consolation prize
In the 2024 NHRC online human rights photography competition, Dimpal Pancholi was awarded the third prize for a photograph under the theme “Developing initiatives improving life and living standards.” Consolation prizes were awarded to Sourav Das and Sankari Roy for their work on the theme “Women: Rights, challenges, and their contribution to the development of the nation.” Additionally, Alok Avinash, Somenath Mukhopadhyay, and Shourjendra Datta received consolation prizes for their photographs focused on the theme “Environmental Hazards impacting life on planet Earth.”
3rd prize
The Commission organized this online competition from 07th June to 07th July 2024 inviting entries through the NHRC website as well as the MyGov portal on 10 themes related to various human rights aspects among socio-economic, cultural, and political rights and sensibilities.
The aim of this competition was to capture visual impressions of human rights situations related to these themes which may ignite the rights consciousness, positivity in adversity, and imagination of the people to work for the betterment of society.
