Activities recognised by the Awards include:

• Promoting human rights and peace through education, sports or other practical activities and/or advocacy
• Promoting equal opportunity and non-discriminatory attitudes and practices
• Increasing community understanding of human rights for the promotion of greater respect, diversity, inclusion and harmony
• Challenging human rights barriers and/or breaches

The following will be taken into consideration:

• The impact of the work/activity on increased knowledge, understanding and respect for human rights, including equal opportunity and non-discriminatory attitudes and practices.
• The contribution made by the work/activity on the removal of barriers and to the challenging of human rights breaches.
• Initiative and innovation in the practices employed.
• The amount of time, effort and resources that have been devoted to the activities/work.

For more information, contact the NT Human Rights Steering Committee by e-mail at NTHumanRightsAwards@nt.gov.au.