Amnesty International UK Media Awards 2000
# Amnesty International UK Media Awards 2000

The 9th was held at BAFTA(British Academy of Film and Television Arts) on 22 June 2000. The host was Michael Mansfield QC.

2000 saw the introduction of a new award, the "Global Award for Human Rights Journalism" for an outstanding article in the written media anywhere in the world.

In total there were 8 awards: Global Award for Human Rights Journalism, National Print, Periodicals, Photojournalism, Radio, Special Award for Human Rights Journalism Under Threat, Television Documentary and Television News. Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK said: "These awards recognise the important role of the media in exposing violations, as well as telling the inspiring stories of people struggling against the odds to realise human rights."

The "Special Award for Human Rights Journalism Under Threat" was presented to Ignacio Gómez for his high-risk reporting on organized crime, corruption, and paramilitary groups.

The inaugural "Global Award for Human Rights Journalism" was presented to Palagummi Sainath for his work in The Hindu newspaper "A dalit goes to court". Sainath showed in great detail the unconstitutional and systemic human rights abuse against over 170 Million dalits, the manifestation of rape culture in India, how dalit (lower caste) women were denied human rights and access to justice. He showed how access to the legal systems was blocked with victims made to pay "Two hundred and twenty rupees entry fee", to enter the police station to lodge a criminal report - First Information Report (FIR). Sainath's work showed how the status, poverty and education combinations empowered exploitation and institutional failure. A most telling comment was "All the judges of the Supreme Court do not have the power of a single police constable".

The Judges in all categories were Nick Clarke, Daljit Dhaliwal, Mark Lattimer, Francine Stock, Greg Whitmore, and Peter Wilby.

## Shortlist and Awards 2000

2000 :

| Category | Title | Organisation | Journalists |
| - | - | - | - |
| GLOBAL AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS JOURNALISM |
| GLOBAL AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS JOURNALISM | "A Dalit goes to Court" | The Hindu | Palagummi Sainath |
| National Print |
| National Print | After the slaughter, a nice retirement in south London | The Times | Ann Treneman |
| National Print | Series of articles on NATO bombings in Yugoslavia | The Independent | Robert Fisk |
| National Print | The boy killers of Sierra Leone | Daily Mirror | Anton Antonowicz |
| Periodicals |
| Periodicals | Child Sacrifice | Sunday Times Magazine | Christine Toomey |
| Periodicals | Convoy of the damned | Independent on Sunday Review | Robert Fisk |
| Periodicals | The rape of Kosovo | The Times Magazine | Janine di Giovanni |
| Photojournalism |
| Photojournalism | Child victims of war | The Mirror | Mike Moore |
| Photojournalism | Faces of war in Life | The Observer | John Reardon |
| Photojournalism | Kosovo: liberation and retribution | The Weekend Review, The Independent | Tom Pilston |
| Radio |
| Radio | Broadcasting House - Zambia | BBC Radio 4 | Ishbel Matheson |
| Radio | Crossing Continents: A Kosovo homecoming | BBC Radio 4Iliriana Kacaniku | Iliriana Kacaniku |
| Radio | Strangers on the shore | BBC Radio 4 | John Waite |
| SPECIAL AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS JOURNALISM UNDER THREAT | Ignacio Gómez Special investigations editor of the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and Director of the Colombian Press Freedom Foundation. Gómez had to flee after learning that his name was on a paramilitary death list. | Ignacio Gómez Special investigations editor of the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and Director of the Colombian Press Freedom Foundation. Gómez had to flee after learning that his name was on a paramilitary death list. | Ignacio Gómez Special investigations editor of the Colombian newspaper El Espectador and Director of the Colombian Press Freedom Foundation. Gómez had to flee after learning that his name was on a paramilitary death list. |
| Television Documentary |
| Television Documentary | 'Careless Talk' | Panorama | John Ware |
| Television Documentary | 'Licence to kill' | Correspondent - BBC | Olenka Frenkiel |
| Television Documentary | 'Out of Africa' | Channel 4 Television | reported by Sorious Samura, produced by Insight News |
| Television News |
| Television News | Aceh | Channel 4 News | Ian Williams |
| Television News | Nepal: rape, abortion, prison | Correspondent - BBC | Sue Lloyd-Roberts |
| Television News | Rwanda genocide | BBC Newsnight | Fergal Keane |
