SCMP journalists recognised at Human Rights Press Awards

The South China Morning Post grabbed a clutch of top honours at the 17th Annual Human Rights Press Awards yesterday.

In the general news section, Simpson Cheung (pictured, right) won a merit for his work covering the July 1 march. Joanna Chiu (pictured) won a merit in the newspaper feature section. The story also garnered a merit award for photographer K. Y. Cheng (pictured, left). Reporter Verna Yu, cartoonist Harry Harrison (pictured, second from left) and photographers Felix Wong and Dickson Lee also received merit awards.

PARTIAL LIST OF WINNERS
via Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong

General news

Merit award: 

• Series on the Aftermath of the July 1 March; the Public Order Ordinance and Naturalisation in Hong Kong  -- Simpson Cheung - South China Morning Post
• "Four Decades on, the U.S. Starts Cleanup of Agent Orange in Vietnam" -- Thomas Fuller -- International Herald Tribune

Newspaper feature

Prize:

• Body of work on labor conditions in South Asia: "Fighting for Bangladesh Labor and Ending up in a Pauper's Grave"; "A Village Rape Shatters a family, and India's Traditional Silence"; "Maid's Cries Cast Light on Child Labor in India"; "Export Powerhouse Feels Pangs of Labor Strife"; "Horrific Fire Revealed a Gap in Safety Standards" -- Jim Yardley --International Herald Tribune / The New York Times

Merit award:

• "Final Plea for Democracy" Series – Verna Yu -- South China Morning Post
• "Riches All Around, but They Scavenge to Survive" -- Joanna Chiu and K.Y. Cheng -- South China Morning Post

Cartoons and Illustrations

Merit:

"Chen Guangcheng's Guide Dog," "Forced Regime Change," "Li Wangyang's Post Mortem" -- Harry Harrison-- South China Morning Post