76 result(s) for human rights in Community & Culture
Active Citizenship Award Given By U.S. Embassy To Háttér In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis presented an Active Citizenship Award to the HÁTTÉR Support Society, an LGBT NGO on June 25, 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. Remarks by Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis at the Hatter Support Society Active Citizenship Award Ceremony follow:
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
Hay Festival Budapest Highlights: 4 May
- 3 May 2012 2:55 AM
- community & culture
Jung Chang talks to John Kampfner, 18:00-19:00, CEU.
The author, and biographer of Mao, discusses her work and the changes China has seen in the decades since she wrote the global bestseller Wild Swans. Introduced by Markos Kounalakis (CEU), in association with Google. In English.
Information About International Women's Day Also Celebrated In Hungary
- 8 Mar 2012 8:02 AM
- community & culture
"International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year.[1] In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended in the ...
Joint Hungarian-Swedish Stamp Issue In Memory Of Raoul Wallenberg
- 3 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Magyar Posta and the Swedish Post are planning a joint stamp issue in May 2012 in honour of the centenary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg. The joint stamp issue will coincide with the opening of a special thematic exhibition in the Stamp Museum in Budapest entitled “Rescuers”.
Roma Films Screened On International Human Rights Day In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2010 7:42 AM
- community & culture
"The Embassy marked International Human Rights Day on December 10 at an event organized by Amnesty International at Budapest’s Gödör Klub. As part of the afternoon program, the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) presented short documentaries created by Roma and non-Roma journalists that personalize the issues faced by the Roma people.
Xpat Report: Human Rights Day In Budapest
- 15 Dec 2010 7:30 AM
- community & culture
"On 10 December, the British Embassy in Budapest joined activists and human rights NGOs to celebrate International Human Rights Day at the downtown Gödör Club. Deputy Head of Mission Dawn McKen attended the celebration, highlighted the British Government's commitment to human rights worldwide, visited the NGOs stands and chatted with activists. The day-long event, attended by over a thousand ...
Xpat Report: Universal Children’s Day In Hungary
- 1 Dec 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
The Annual Report of the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights on the activities in year 2009 interlaced with a Summary of the Children’s Rights Project 2008-2010 was displayed at the Parliamentary Commissioners’ Office in Budapest recently.
Joint Expressing Support For Budapest Pride Festival 2010
- 7 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The following joint press release is issued by the Embassies of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Active Citizenship Award Given By U.S. Embassy To Háttér In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis presented an Active Citizenship Award to the HÁTTÉR Support Society, an LGBT NGO on June 25, 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. Remarks by Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis at the Hatter Support Society Active Citizenship Award Ceremony follow:
The Real Wallenberg Year In Hungary
- 3 May 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 2012 – as decided by the government – we commemorate Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish martyr diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarians during the Holocaust. The Wallenberg Commemorative Committee responsible for the preparation of the Centenary, which I chair myself, makes all the efforts to make the Wallenberg Year an occasion to face the terrible tragedy of the Holocaust in a responsible ...
Hay Festival Budapest Highlights: 4 May
- 3 May 2012 2:55 AM
- community & culture
Jung Chang talks to John Kampfner, 18:00-19:00, CEU.
The author, and biographer of Mao, discusses her work and the changes China has seen in the decades since she wrote the global bestseller Wild Swans. Introduced by Markos Kounalakis (CEU), in association with Google. In English.
Information About International Women's Day Also Celebrated In Hungary
- 8 Mar 2012 8:02 AM
- community & culture
"International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year.[1] In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended in the ...
Joint Hungarian-Swedish Stamp Issue In Memory Of Raoul Wallenberg
- 3 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Magyar Posta and the Swedish Post are planning a joint stamp issue in May 2012 in honour of the centenary of the birth of Raoul Wallenberg. The joint stamp issue will coincide with the opening of a special thematic exhibition in the Stamp Museum in Budapest entitled “Rescuers”.
Roma Films Screened On International Human Rights Day In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2010 7:42 AM
- community & culture
"The Embassy marked International Human Rights Day on December 10 at an event organized by Amnesty International at Budapest’s Gödör Klub. As part of the afternoon program, the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) presented short documentaries created by Roma and non-Roma journalists that personalize the issues faced by the Roma people.
Xpat Report: Human Rights Day In Budapest
- 15 Dec 2010 7:30 AM
- community & culture
"On 10 December, the British Embassy in Budapest joined activists and human rights NGOs to celebrate International Human Rights Day at the downtown Gödör Club. Deputy Head of Mission Dawn McKen attended the celebration, highlighted the British Government's commitment to human rights worldwide, visited the NGOs stands and chatted with activists. The day-long event, attended by over a thousand ...
Xpat Report: Universal Children’s Day In Hungary
- 1 Dec 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
The Annual Report of the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights on the activities in year 2009 interlaced with a Summary of the Children’s Rights Project 2008-2010 was displayed at the Parliamentary Commissioners’ Office in Budapest recently.
Joint Expressing Support For Budapest Pride Festival 2010
- 7 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The following joint press release is issued by the Embassies of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.