Award winners are selected from those who are actively engaged in a voluntary capacity in the promotion/protection of human rights relevant to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and have made a major contribution in their field.

It is expected that the activities will have taken place in a context relating to:

• The promotion of equal opportunity and anti-discrimination for the dignity and rights of all human beings
  
  
• Increasing understanding of human rights for the promotion of greater respect and harmony between those of different gender, religions, races, colour or ethnic and social backgrounds and abilities
  
  
• Working with people with intellectual, physical, sensory or psychiatric disabilities
  
  
• The promotion and protection of the rights of young people and children
  
  
• The promotion of civil, political and social rights
  
  
• Working for peace

• Impact of the person/s’ or organisation/s’ work in terms of community awareness being increased and that the area has become one of community concern
  
• Amount of time and resources that have been devoted to the activity
  
  
• Degree to which cooperation, harmony and growth in public understanding have occurred
  
  
• Extent to which initiative and innovative practices have been demonstrated
  
  
• Degree to which the work has been undertaken on a voluntary basis