Civic Society: Freedom is not to be taken for granted / Part I./ Václav Havel Human Rights Prize Conference 2013

Archive record 28/10/13

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN HONOUR OF PRIZEWINNER VÁCLAV HAVEL HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE Prague, October 2nd, 2013
Prague Crossroads
Organizers: Vaclav Havel Library and Charta 77 Foundation
PART 1/3
9:30 am - 10:00 am - WELCOME SPEECH, Marta Smolíková - Václav Havel Library, František Janouch - Charta 77 Foundation
10:00 am - 11:30 am - I. PANEL: HUMAN RIGHTS: LEGACY OF PRESIDENT VÁCLAV HAVEL
MODERATOR: Jacques Rupnik - Sciences PO / CERI, France
PANELISTS: Ladan Boroumand - Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation for the Promotion of Human Rights and Democracy in Iran, France; Svetlana Gannuskina - Memorial, Russia; Rosa María Payá Acevedo - Christian Liberation Movement, Cuba; Bill Shipsey - Art for Amnesty, Ireland; Vincuk Viacorka - Supolnastic Civil Society Center, Belarus; Teng Biao - China University of Political Science and Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Against Death Penalty, China.

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Conferences Human rights activism Bill Shipsey conference democracy František Janouch freedom human rights Charta 77 Foundation Jacques Rupnik Ladan Boroumand Marta Smolíková Rosa María Payá Svetlana Gannuskina Teng Biao Václav Havel Human Rights... Vincik Viacorka

Serie: Václav Havel Human Rights Prize

The Prize is awarded in memory of Václav Havel, playwright, opponent of totalitarianism, architect of the Velvet Revolution of 1989, President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic and an enduring symbol of opposition to despotism. Nominations of any individual, non-governmental organisation or institution working to defend human rights are taken into consideration. The Prize consists of a sum of €60 000, a trophy and a diploma.