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Václav Havel Human Rights Prize: two extra months to submit nominations

  • 28/04/2017
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Vaclav Havel © Shutterstock The deadline for the submission of nominations for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2017, has been extended by two months. The new deadline has been fixed on 30 June 2017, instead of the original deadline of 30 April. More

Lublin in Poland wins the 2017 Europe Prize

  • 27/04/2017
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The 2017 Europe Prize – the highest level of the Prize which is awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly to the town most active in promoting the European ideal – has been awarded to Lublin in Poland. More

Only one week left to submit candidates for the 2017 Václav Havel Prize

  • 21/04/2017
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Vaclav Havel © Shutterstock The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2017 Václav Havel Prize - which aims to reward outstanding civil society action in defending human rights in Europe and beyond - is 30 April. More

Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2017: call for nominations

  • 16/01/2017
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Vaclav Havel © Shutterstock The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in partnership with the Vaclav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation, has today issued a call for nominations for the 2017 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. More

Václav Havel Human Rights Prize 2016 awarded to Nadia Murad

  • 10/10/2016
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The fourth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad. More

Václav Havel Human Rights Prize: three nominees to be shortlisted in Prague

  • 26/08/2016
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Vaclav Havel © Shutterstock The Selection Panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, chaired by Pedro Agramunt, will meet on 30 August in Prague to determine a shortlist of three nominees. More