The Declaration of Chapultepec lists ten fundamental principles for the protection of free speech. The document emerged from the Hemisphere Conference on Free Speech held in Mexico Citys Chapultepec Castle in March 1994. In order to spread the word about the Declaration of Chapultepec, the IAPA organizes a popular essay contest asking individuals to write on the impact of these principles. The Chapultepec Project is sponsored by the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation, based in Chicago, Illinois.
The contest was published in 41 publications in 12 countries of the Western Hemisphere, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, United States, and Uruguay. The IAPA received 184 essays. Santiago Estrella Veloz submitted his essay after reading the announcement in Ahora magazine in Santo Domingo.
The IAPA organizes this contest annually. Contest rules each year are posted on the IAPA web site (www.sipiapa.org).
This years winner will receive a US$2,500 cash prize and a trip to Lima, Peru to attend the 58th IAPA General Assembly to be held in that city on October 26-29, where there will be a special ceremony on this prize.
For a copy of the winning essay, please contact telephone 305-634-2465, send an e-mail to [email protected], or visit our web site at www.sipiapa.org.
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