Václav Havel Award for Human Rights

Václav Havel Award for Human Rights is an international award established in 2013 by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Václav Havel Library and Charta 77 Foundation,[1][2] annually honouring outstanding civil society human rights activities.[3][4]

Agreement of founding the award was signed at the Czernin Palace in Prague on March 25, 2013 by President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Jean-Claude Mignon, Marta Smolíková for Václav Havel Library and prof. František Janouch for Charta 77 Foundation.[2] Hosted by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg.[1]

The prize is awarded in memory of Václav Havel, former President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. It replaces the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Human Rights Prize, which was created in 2009 and awarded every two years.[3]

The award has to be awarded by a jury consisting of the president of the Parliamentary Assembly and six independent personalities with expertise in human rights issues. It will be handed out at a session of the parliamentary assembly in Strasbourg each October.[2]

Individuals, non-governmental organisations and institutions working to defend human rights can be nominated. The award worth is €60,000,[3] half of which comes from the Parliamentary Assembly while the other half being contributed by the Czech Foreign Ministry.[2]

Awardees

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References

  1. 1 2 "Agreement on founding of international Václav Havel award for human rights was ratified". Czech Foreign Ministry. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Richter, Jan (26 March 2013). "Václav Havel award for human rights founded in Prague". Radio Praha. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Assembly launches new €60,000 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize". Council of Europe. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ↑ AP (22 March 2013). "Vaclav Havel to Get Rights Award Named After Him". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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