South China Morning Post reporter Ravina Shamdasani yesterday scooped two top awards in the annual Human Rights Press Awards.
Shamdasani won in the general news category and took home a merit award in the newspaper feature category in the English-language section.
Shamdasani's report, 'Hong Kong policy on asylum seekers is questioned', which looked at the plight of persecuted foreigners seeking sanctuary in Hong Kong, won her the award in the general news category. A second story, 'Racism and Chinese nationality', which told the struggle of an ethnic Indian woman trying to gain Chinese nationality, won her the merit award in the news feature category.
The eighth annual Human Rights Press Awards were jointly organised by the Foreign Correspondents' Club, the Hong Kong Journalists' Association and Amnesty International Hong Kong.
There was tough competition this year, with more than 180 entrants. The prize winners in each category received engraved plaques and merit winners were given certificates.
Three journalists from Business Week scooped the magazines section prize with their report, 'China's angry workers'.