{"id":27406,"date":"2016-04-24T10:57:41","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T10:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am?p=27406"},"modified":"2016-06-02T08:06:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T08:06:01","slug":"the-new-york-times-%d5%ab-%d5%ac%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%a3%d6%80%d5%b8%d5%b2%d5%a8-%d5%af%d5%bd%d5%bf%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%a1-icfjaurora-%d5%b0%d5%a1%d5%b4%d5%a1%d5%bf%d5%a5%d5%b2-%d5%b4%d6%80%d6%81%d5%a1%d5%b6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.womennet.am\/en\/the-new-york-times-%d5%ab-%d5%ac%d6%80%d5%a1%d5%a3%d6%80%d5%b8%d5%b2%d5%a8-%d5%af%d5%bd%d5%bf%d5%a1%d5%b6%d5%a1-icfjaurora-%d5%b0%d5%a1%d5%b4%d5%a1%d5%bf%d5%a5%d5%b2-%d5%b4%d6%80%d6%81%d5%a1%d5%b6\/","title":{"rendered":"Rukmini Callimachi will get the joint ICFJ and Aurora Prize Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), in partnership with the Aurora Prize, has named Rukmini Callimachi of The New York Times as the inaugural recipient of its Integrity in Journalism Award.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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She will receive the award for her exceptional contribution to exposing crimes against humanity during the inaugural ceremony of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity on April 24 in Yerevan, Armenia.<\/p>\n

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The ICFJ Integrity in Journalism Award celebrates the courage, commitment and impact of a reporter on the front lines of the world\u2019s crisis zones. Recipients demonstrate unrivaled courage in covering the plight of imperiled communities and an unwavering commitment to integrity, freedom and justice.<\/p>\n

 
\n\u201cCallimachi\u2019s reporting is a shining example of the power of journalism to bring to the world\u2019s attention unthinkable abuses,\u201d said ICFJ President Joyce Barnathan. \u201cHer work provides hope that the victims will be heard and protected.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Callimachi has exposed the horrific institutionalization of sex slavery by ISIS, linked child labor in gold mines in Senegal to banks in Switzerland, and revealed massacres committed by government forces from the Ivory Coast to Mali. At a time when risks to journalists are at an all-time high, Callimachi is driven by a deep-seated motivation to tell these stories.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a journalist, I don\u2019t think that you ever make a concerted decision to put yourself at risk; you are doing your job,\u201d Callimachi said. \u201cThe reward is that journalism is like a flashlight, which beams a pool of light on an issue, a crime, a government abuse or another atrocity. I am deeply honored, and humbled to receive this award and I hope that in some small way, my work can illuminate the darkest corners of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Integrity in Journalism Award arose from a partnership between ICFJ and 100 LIVES, a pioneering global initiative rooted in the Armenian Genocide that seeks to share remarkable stories of survivors and their saviors, as well as celebrate the strength of the human spirit.<\/p>\n

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\u201cJournalism is one of the strongest tools to illuminate and alleviate human suffering,\u201d said Ruben Vardanyan, co-founder of 100 LIVES and the Aurora Prize. \u201cMs. Callimachi\u2019s commitment to exposing the atrocious crimes against humanity is truly exemplary. We are proud to be able to honor journalists whose sustained commitment and coverage inspire others to act and intervene.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Reporter Determined to Expose the World\u2019s Hidden Horrors<\/p>\n

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Sex slavery. Famine. Child Labor. New York Times Correspondent Rukmini Callimachi has covered the most horrifying atrocities that human beings can unleash upon each other. She has traveled to the world\u2019s most perilous conflict zones and impoverished communities to shed light on unfathomable human suffering.
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Callimachi\u2019s relentless reporting has exposed hard truths that needed to be told. Her investigative article \u201cISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape\u201d provided a rare insight into the group\u2019s horrific institutionalization of sex slavery. She showed, as never before, how sexual abuse was ingrained in ISIS ideology. Callimachi interviewed 21 victims, sifted through ISIS\u2019s official communications, and examined reports by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International for her article, giving voice to the abused.<\/p>\n

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She does so despite the unparalleled risks facing journalists who cover ISIS. \u201cAs the beheading of journalist James Foley showed, groups like the Islamic State have now defined journalists as \u2018enemy combatants\u2019 for the crime of reporting facts that are not agreeable to their worldview,\u201d Callimachi explains. These days, she says, \u201creporters face the same risks as soldiers: We are the enemy and we are deemed legitimate targets.\u201d
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And yet, Callimachi has repeatedly ventured into enemy territory. She rummaged through overturned file cabinets to find letters written by al-Qaeda\u2019s suspected general manager in Mali. And she spent weeks accompanying the relatives of the missing as they dug up bodies of Arab and Tuareg residents killed by Malian troops. No assignment was ever too dangerous or out of reach.<\/p>\n

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If digging up the dead didn\u2019t scare her from covering terrorism, neither did her experience of being one of the only reporters who witnessed a massacre committed by government forces in the Ivory Coast several years ago. After hearing from survivors where the killings took place, she embarked on a trail toward the spot, traveling one step at a time, until she came to a clearing where the bodies lay.<\/p>\n

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Her storytelling technique-speaking from the victim\u2019s viewpoint-brings harsh realities to life. She once interviewed hundreds of children in West Africa, following them day by day so she could tell their detailed first-person stories of exploitation. Her work has exposed how Islamic schools in Senegal lured children into begging through the false promise of education, linked child labor in gold mines in Senegal to banks in Switzerland, and examined child trafficking from Africa to the United States.<\/p>\n

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She exposes such human rights violations in the hopes of ultimately inspiring change.\u00a0 Her story chronicling the plight of the dead she saw unearthed in Mali forced the government to launch an investigation into the matter. And in the Ivory Coast, lawyers working with the International Criminal Court used her evidence for their case.<\/p>\n

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That is what fuels Callimachi\u2019s hope for the future. \u201cThe reward is that journalism is like a flashlight, which beams a pool of light on an issue, a crime, a government abuse or another atrocity. I am deeply honored, and humbled to receive this award and I hope that in some small way, my work can illuminate the darkest corners of the world,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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Source: Mediamax.am \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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