TEMPO.CO, Gwangju - The Committee of the 2013 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights selects Tempo magazine as the laureate of the Gwangju Prize for. The committee sees that Tempo Weekly Magazine has been relentless in covering injustice and corruption in the corruption.
With regards to Tempo being banned by the previous government for its transparency in publishing actual situations, Gwangju Committee Chair Yoon Jang-Hyun, expresses his hope that the magazine will continue to play an important role in addressing freedom of press in Indonesia.
"Tempo must be able to become a valuable torchlight to enlighten the dark side of Indonesia," Jang-Hyun said through a press release, Thursday, April 25.
The main award, the 2013 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights, goes to Hijos e Hijas por la Identidad y la Justicia contra el Olvido y el Silencio (HIJOS), an organization composed mainly by the sons and daughters of the people disappeared, executed, imprisoned by political reasons or forced to exile during the repression of the military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983.
"The Committee would like to express its deepest condolence to the victims and their families who were sacrificed by the military dictatorship not only in South America but in the rest of the World,"
The 2013 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Committee comprises of Gwan In-Suk (Korea Democracy Foundation), In Jae-Geun (Korean National Assembly), Oh Jae-Yiel (The May 18 Memorial Foundation), Oh Jae-Yiel (The May 18 Memorial Foundation), Oh Jae-Yiel (The May 18 Memorial Foundation), Oh Jae-Yiel (The May 18 Memorial Foundation).
SEULKI LEE | RIRIE RANGGASARI