The Rafto Prize 2008 is awarded to Bulambo Lembelembe Josué.
When: Sunday, 2. November 2008 18:00 – 19:30
To: Sunday, 2. November 2008
Where: Bergen, The National Venue of Theatre
Host: The Rafto Foundation for Human Rights
The Rafto Prize is an annual human rights prize awarded in memory of Professor Thorolf Rafto. The recipient should be an active participant in the struggle for the ideals and principles underlying the Human Rights Charter, or be an embodying symbol of these.
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