Accepting the 2022 European Union Delegation Human Rights Award on Thursday, Stabroek News’ Editor-in-Chief (EiC), Anand Persaud, posited that democracy is no guarantee of adherence to human rights or press freedom as he called on all to work together to ensure these standards are upheld.
The European Union (EU) office on Thursday evening presented the award to Persaud for his work in journalism and human rights. Persaud has worked with Stabroek News for over 33 years and has been its EiC since 2008. The award was presented by European Union Ambassador, René van Nes, at a ceremony hosted at his residence in Bel Air Springs, Georgetown. The Ambassador also noted the newspaper’s advocacy and coverage of the war in Ukraine which he said was a very important issue to the EU.
