The
Sydney Peace Foundation, founded within the context of the
University of Sydney, makes an international award known as the
Sydney Peace Prize.
The
City of Sydney is a major supporter of this prize, in particular at a financial level.
The gold medal of the Sydney Peace Foundation will be awarded to
Julian Assange on 10 May 2011 in London. The citation is
"for exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights". The director of the Sydney Peace Foundation,
Stuart Rees, says:
"By challenging centuries old practices of government secrecy and by championing people’s right to know, WikiLeaks and Julian Assange have created the potential for a new order in journalism and in the free flow of information. Instead of demonizing an Australian citizen who has broken no law, the Australian Government must stop shoring up Washington’s efforts to behave like a totalitarian state. The treatment of alleged whistleblower Bradley Manning confirms a US administration at odds with their commitment to universal human rights and intent on militaristic bullying."
The City of Sydney is a major supporter of this prize, in particular at a financial level.
The gold medal of the Sydney Peace Foundation will be awarded to Julian Assange on 10 May 2011 in London. The citation is "for exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights". The director of the Sydney Peace Foundation, Stuart Rees, says:
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