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The Academy is pleased to present the Winners and Honorable Mentions for the 2024 Human Rights Essay Award

The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is pleased to present the winners for the 2024 Human Rights Essay Award, sponsored by the Academy of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.

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Co-Directors and Co-Chairs
Winners and Honorable Mentions 2024 HREA
  • Winner: Spanish Trilce Gabriela Valdivia Aguilar – Peru: "Artificial Intelligence and Disinformation on the Internet: Regulations (in)compatible with the standards of protection of the right to freedom of expression in International Human Rights Law."
  • Winner: English Leandro Léo Rebelo – Brazil: "Can prior censorship be a necessary tool for the protection of human rights?"
  • Honorable Mention: Spanish Samantha Rodríguez Santillán – Mexico: "’That person is not me:’ Artificial intelligence as a new instrument of violence.”
  • Honorable Mention: Spanish Javier Alendro Díaz Briceño – Honduras: "The Right to Privacy of Thought: Neurotechnology in the Inter-American Human Rights System."
  • Honorable Mention: English Laura Ferla Tuma – Brazil: "Cyberbullying – The Contemporary Phenomenon of Violation of Human Rights of Youth in Digital Media: The Case of the Emerging Countries India, Brazil and South Africa."

This annual competition, open to lawyers from around the world, aims to stimulate the production of academic papers in the field of international human rights law and humanitarian law.

The theme for 2024 was "Protection and Guarantee of Human Rights in Digital Environments." Our Honorary Jury is impressed by the commitment demonstrated by the authors in writing valuable academic pieces, essential for fostering knowledge and education in human rights. We trust that together, we can contribute to the strengthening of International Human Rights Law.

Co-Directors and Co-Chairs
Winners and Honorable Mentions 2024 HREA

The winning essays in English and Spanish will be published in the American University International Law Review (AUILR). AUILR is an essential journal with relevant academic material, receiving approximately 1,500 submissions annually and publishing a wide range of academic works from professors, judges, practicing attorneys, and distinguished legal thinkers.

We invite you to visit the American University International Law Review page for more information about our journal. You can even check previous publications at this link: https://auilr.org/current-issue/

By Tatiana Bances Lange and Gabriel Ortiz Crespo