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CONTEST RULES

LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS

ANNUAL ESSAY CONTEST

CONTEST GUIDELINES

1. All sixth, seventh and eighth grade students are eligible to participate by submitting one entry.

2. Essays may be from one to three pages in length

 3. Essay topic:

Choose a current news event in which you believe there has been a human rights violation. Use the Bill of Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and/or the Minnesota Human Rights Act to prove your point. Is anything being done to bring justice to the situation? What can you do about it?

4. Attach entry form to back of the essay.

5. All first place essays should be mailed to:

6. First Prize     $500

  Second Prize   $350

  Third Prize     $200

7. Entry Deadline: Last week in March.

8.  Plans for a recognition program will be announced.

9. For more details refer the contest guidelines below.         Essay Contest Guidelines.