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Intigam Aliyev receives Homo Homini Award for human rights defenders

People in Need will present its annual Homo Homini human rights award for 2012 to Intigam Aliyev, human rights lawyer from Azerbaijan, for his personal courage and exceptional commitment to defending persecuted individuals.

Published: March 1, 2013 Author: Ane Tusvik Bonde, Regional Manager for Eastern Europe, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF)

When: Monday, 4. March 2013
To: Monday, 4. March 2013
Where: Prague, One World human rights documentary film festival
Host: People in Need
Contact: Ane Tusvik Bonde, Regional Manager for Eastern Europe, Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF)

The award will be handed during the opening ceremony of the One World human rights documentary film festival in Prague on March 4, 2013.

The Human Rights House Foundation (HRHF) is proud of having nominated Intigam Aliyev, an exceptional human rights defender, who’s award is a price to all human rights defenders in Azerbaijan.

Ane Tusvik Bonde, HRHF’s Regional Manager for Eastern Europe and Caucasus, will be in Prague for the ceremony to honour Intigam Aliyev.

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