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THE CNCDH 38th EDITION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE

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Application Deadline: September 14, 2025

LOCATION: France

In 2025, for the 38th edition of the Human Rights Prize, the CNCDH will reward projects dedicated to the exploitation and trafficking of children. Every year, tens of millions of children (in the remainder of this text, “child” is understood to be a person under the age of 18, as defined in the International Convention on the Rights of the Child) are victims of trafficking and exploitation, although it is not possible to precisely estimate their number. According to the latest UNODC report (December 2024), the overall number of detected child victims of human trafficking and exploitation increased by 31% between 2019 and 2022, with a 38% increase recorded for girls. The number of victims is increasing as poverty, conflict, and climate change make more people vulnerable to exploitation. Children now account for 38% of detected victims.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Prize is open to both individuals and organizations, regardless of nationality or borders. It is possible to apply for several consecutive years. Members of the Commission are not eligible to apply. These suggestions do not preclude proposals from other members of the Commission.

Applicants are welcome to apply from individuals or non-governmental organizations with one or more field projects based on a human rights-based approach that aim to prevent and combat child trafficking and exploitation.

Applications will be considered if they aim, while respecting children’s rights, to:

provide comprehensive support for young people;

implement transformative and restorative actions;

ensure the active participation of the children themselves in the project.

The projects presented will focus on defending and protecting children against trafficking and exploitation through programs including:

raising awareness among the general public and authorities;

identifying and referring victims;

welcoming, supporting, and rehabilitating child victims;

training stakeholders (police, justice, medical-social sector, education, etc.);

advocating for the implementation of legal tools or the development of public policies to combat and prevent trafficking;

ensuring access to justice and reparations, etc.

Applications must comply with the Prize’s rules.

The Prize’s rules are available online. Candidates must submit their complete application before the submission deadline of September 14, 2025.

BENEFIT:

The five winners of the Human Rights Prize share a financial endowment of €70,000 and benefit from lifelong diplomatic protection from France. The endowment is awarded only to the winners; special mentions do not.

They are invited to France for the official presentation of the Prize by a member of the French Government on December 10. On the sidelines of this ceremony, these human rights defenders will meet with French institutional and civil society actors.

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CALL FOR APILA’S FIRST PRINTING AWARD 2026

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Application Deadline: 15/02/2026

LOCATION: Spain

The publishing house Apila Ediciones, in collaboration with the School of Design of Aragón and with the support of the Zaragoza City Council, announces the Apila’s First Impression Award 2026, the fourteenth edition of an International Illustrated Children’s Book competition aimed at strengthening graphic and literary creation by supporting illustrators who have not yet published any books.

ELIGIBILITY:

All illustrators who wish to participate, of any nationality, over 18 years old, may enter this award without any limitation on the number of projects. A necessary condition for participation is not having any published children’s books with an ISBN until June 30, 2025. However, those who have one or more self-published books with an ISBN may participate, provided that these books were not published through a publishing house or editorial services company. In cases where the project is a collaboration (text by one person and illustrations by another), the condition of not having any published books applies exclusively to the illustrator. Additionally, the rights to the submitted works must be free of commitments to third parties.

The works submitted, written in Spanish or English, may be original or adaptations of stories free of copyright.

The award will be granted to one project only.

The projects may have any format but may not exceed 40 pages (20 double pages), including legal pages (credits page and title page) and flyleaves. The cover: the front cover, spine and back cover are not included in the 40 pages of the book.

BENEFIT:

The award will consist of the signing of a professional contract with Apila Ediciones for the publication of the selected work, which will include the payment to the author(s) of €4,000, equivalent to 10% of the value of the first print run of the book, as well as the dissemination and international distribution of the book.

In the event that the rights of the project are shared between the writer and illustrator, the percentage of 10% will be divided between them according to the prior agreement reached by both.

The winning author or authors shall, in said contract, transfer the rights of the book to Apila for publication and for the international management of those rights for a period of twelve years.

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