Summary: The Commission’s Human Rights Awards have been held every year in relation to World Human Rights Day, which takes place every December 10. This year will be the 25th Awards and, over the years, they have attracted some very prestigious winners. But you don’t have to be a high profile person or organisation to win an award. Some of the greatest achievements in human rights are made quietly by people who are diligently working, for want of a better term, ‘under the radar’. In this instalment of PodRights, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, is joined by the Commission’s Executive Director, Padma Raman, who explains what the Awards are about, what the categories are, who can nominate for them and how.
