Human rights 25 year after / Part 6 / Václav Havel Human Rights Prize Conference 2014

Archive record 05/11/14

PANEL V. & CLOSING REMARKS THE THREAT OF A NEW DIVISION OF EUROPE AND THE WORLD

How real is the threat of a new division of Europe? How real is the threat of a new Cold War? How prepared are we for such an alternative? What should be the divisions in a globally interconnected world? Are we willing to defend freedom and democracy? Are we ready to sacrifice anything?

MODERATOR: MAGDALÉNA VÁŠÁRYOVÁ (Member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic)

MAREK A. NOWICKI (Human Rights Lawyer, Poland) ONDŘEJ SOUKUP (Hospodářské noviny, Czech Republic) B’TSELEM (the finalist of the Václav Havel Human Prize 2014, represented by Hagai El-Ad and Muhammad Sabah) KAREL SCHWARZENBERG (former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, founder of the Václav Havel Library)

CLOSING REMARKS: KAREL SCHWARZENBERG (former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, founder of the Václav Havel Library)

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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.