

Awarded each year since 2013 by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in partnership with the Czech Government, the Václav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation, the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize rewards outstanding civil society action in the defence of human rights in Europe and beyond.
This brochure presents Václav Havel, his life and his achievements, and the winners of the prize created in his memory.
Awarded each year since 2013 by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in partnership with the Czech Government, the Václav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation, the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize rewards outstanding civil society action in the defence of human rights in Europe and beyond.
This brochure presents Václav Havel, his life and his achievements, and the winners of the prize created in his memory.