Doha: The Board of Trustees for the Awards instituted in the name of martyr Ali Hassan Al Jaber for journalists announced yesterday that the deadline for receiving entries for the competition for the fifth edition of the awards is March 5, 2016.
The ideals for which Al Jaber sacrificed his life, laid foundation for high humanitarian values which the world seeks, said Sheikh Abudlaziz bin Thani bin Khalid Al Thani, Board Member and Director, Qatar TV.
He said the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) launched the awards to help fight violations of human rights and participation in the three categories of the Awards represents important moral values as it commemorates a man who sacrificed his life for the sake of freedom of expression.
The financial value of the awards is to encourage innovation and enhance humanitarian values, he stressed.
The awards have become a source of aspiration for journalists interested in tracking the violation of human rights, said Sami Al Haj, Member of the Board and Director of Freedom and Human Rights Department at Al Jazeera TV Network.
Another member of the board, Nasser Salmeen called on the youth to participate in the three categories of the awards which is victory for media freedom and asserts the importance of providing journalists with necessary protection to move freely and convey the truth to the people.
The Board of Trustees yesterday held a meeting at the main office of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) to see the progress about the fifth edition of its annual awards launched in memory of Al Jazeera cameraman Ali Hassan Al Jaber.
The wards were launched by the NHRC in the name of Al Jaber who was martyred in Libya in March 2011. The awards were instituted in the same year. For the awards entries have been invited for competitions in the categories of photography, investigative journalism and short documentary film.
