"Give honour
where honour is due."
By Jan Hansen / Translation: Ruby Harrold-Claesson
|
It is reproduced here with the kind consent
of the Chief Editor. |
The Laureates: Poul-Erik Rasmussen, GBO/FGD, Denmark, Ruby
Harrold-Claesson, NCHR/NKMR, Sweden and Ole Texmo, FMC/FMO,
Norway
In connection
with the Society Magazine's 10th Anniversary, January 1, 2008, we
decided to award a Diploma of Honour to someone who we mean to be
deserving of our attention. Since the Society Magazine has many contacts both
in Europe and Scandinavia, we decided to choose candidates from among
them. For this reason, we decided to award a Diploma of Honour to each of
the three Scandinavian countries. Our choice of laureates has fallen on the
following:
Norwegian journalist Gry Scholz Nærø and free-lance
journalist Ole Texmo, leader of the FMC/FMO, (Forum for Men and Care), Norway
Norway: FMO/FMC,
(Forum for Men and Care)
The reason for awarding our Diploma of Honour to the FMO, (Forum for Men
and Care) is their tireless struggle for fathers' rights to contact with their
own children.
For several years the leaders of the FMO have shown both the experts and the
authorities in general that they are knowledgeable and have special competence
concerning what really is in the best interest of the child.
The Society Magazine feels great
respect for FMO and the work that they continue to do for fathers who have to
continue to fight for their rights.
Norwegian journalist Gry Scholz Nærø and Poul-Erik Rasmussen, chairman of the FGD/GBO, (The
Godhavn Boys Organisation), Denmark
Denmark: FGD/GBO, (The
Godhavn Boys Organisation)
The reason for awarding our Diploma of Honour to the Godhavn Boys Organisation is their formidable courage in their struggle to obtain full compensation and a public apology for
those who, during their childhood and youth, were victims of abuse in
orphanages and institutions in Denmark.
The Society Magazine admires the organisation's openheartedness and sympathy
for all those who during their childhood and youth were subjected to
experiences that they should have been spared.
The organisation's struggle has been long, and the road to the final goal may
still be in the distant future. We salute them for continuing their work in
spite of the many set-backs.
Norwegian journalist Gry Scholz Nærø and Ruby Harrold-Claesson, lawyer, president of the NCHR/NKMR, (Nordic Committee for Human Rights)
Sweden: NCHR/NKMR, (Nordic Committee for Human Rights)
The reason for awarding our
Diploma of Honour to the NCHR/NKMR is the organisation's more than a
decennium long struggle for the rights of individuals, and those of children
and their families, to an independent life without unnecessary interference
from the authorities.
Through their untiring work and
unflinching efforts since the organisation was founded in 1996, the NCHR/NKMR has
shown that it is primordial to fight for Human Rights. The road has been long.
Despite setbacks and opposition the NCHR/NKMR has persevered and proven to
be one of the few organisations in Scandinavia that really takes its work both
seriously and conscientiously.
Foreign media please copy.
Hedret for sin innsats
Av Jan Hansen
Samfunnsmagasinet
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