On 16 November, the Ecumenical Foundation “Tolerance” honored the HFHR for “outstanding achievements in promoting idea of tolerance” by awarding it a diploma and the “Deserved for Tolerance” medal. The awarding ceremony takes place each year during the International Tolerance Day set by UNESCO.(19-NOV-07)
Written by Maja Ruszpel/ HFHR, Agnieszka Chmielecka/ HRH Warsaw
Photo by Lukasz Kraszynski/ HFHR
The medals are awarded by the Foundation’s Chapter to personages of political, scientific and social life, people of culture and art, clergymen of various religions and denominations. The honors are awarded since 1998 in three categories: individual national (Polish), individual foreign and corporate awards.
This year, apart from the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, the following persons were also honored: the cantor from New York – Jozef Malowany, Serge Zweigenbaum – France, Professor Barbara Skarga, Professor Zdzis³aw Cackowski, Professor Leszek Mroz, Professor Michal Pietrzak, Professor Andrzej Zoll, Father Doctor Stanislaw Opiela and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto.
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