CNCDH Human Rights Prize 2025 (up to €70,000) – YOA

Deadline: September 14, 2025

Applications are open for the CNCDH Human Rights Prize 2025. Created in 1988, on the instigation of the CNCDH, the Human Rights Prize of the French Republic goals to reward actions within the area and tasks, particular person or collective, relating to the efficient safety and promotion of human rights. In 2025, for the thirty eighth version of the Human Rights Prize, the CNCDH will reward tasks devoted to the exploitation and trafficking of youngsters.

Since 1992, the Human Rights Prize has centered annually on one or two themes chosen by the members of the Commission Nationale Consultative Des Droits De L’Homme (CNCDH). These themes echo present occasions, the anniversary of a serious worldwide human rights conference, or make it attainable to focus on points which can be little or little identified (Gender equality, sexual and reproductive rights, rights of individuals with disabilities, exploitation of minors, proper to schooling, safety of the setting and biodiversity, freedom of the press, and so forth.).

Award

• The 5 winners of the Human Rights Prize share a monetary endowment of 70,000 Euros and profit from the diplomatic safety of France for all times. The prize is awarded solely to the winners; Special mentions don’t profit from it.
• They are invited to France for the official presentation of the Prize by a member of the French Government on 10 December. On the sidelines of this ceremony, these men and women human rights defenders meet with French institutional and civil society actors.

Eligibility

• Individuals or non-governmental organizations with a number of human rights-based mostly area tasks aimed toward stopping and combating trafficking and exploitation of youngsters are eligible to apply.
• Preference will probably be given to functions that, in accordance with kids’s rights, intention to:
  • present complete assist for younger folks;
  • implement transformative and restorative actions;
  • make sure the lively participation of the youngsters themselves within the mission.

The tasks offered will deal with the defence and safety of youngsters from trafficking and exploitation via programmes together with:

• elevating consciousness among the many normal public and the authorities;
• identification and referral of victims;
• reception, assist and rehabilitation of child victims;
• coaching of actors (police, justice, medico-social sector, schooling, and so forth.);
• advocacy for the implementation of authorized instruments or the event of public insurance policies to fight and forestall it;
• entry to justice and reparations

Application

NGOs or particular person candidates, no matter nationality or borders, should submit to the Secretary General of the CNCDH an application file presenting their actions, carried out in France or overseas, for the promotion or safety of human rights.

The application have to be written in French and embody:

• A letter of application offered and signed by the president or authorized consultant of the NGO involved, or by the person candidate.
• The application kind.
• This kind ought to current, intimately, the actions performed by the affiliation or particular person.
• A presentation of the NGO (statutes, operations, and so forth.), the place applicable.
• The postal handle and financial institution particulars (included IBAN and SWIFT Code) of the NGO or particular person candidate.

Candidates should ship their full application by the deadline of 14 September 2025 to the Secretariat-General of the CNCDH:

• CNCDH – for the eye of Cécile RIOU-BATISTA, TSA 40 720 – 20 avenue de Ségur, 75 007 PARIS – France
• or by electronic mail to: [email protected]

For extra data, go to CNCDH Human Rights Prize.