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North–South Prize
The North–South Prize is awarded annually by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe to two public figures who are recognised for their deep commitment, outstanding achievements and hope they have generated in the field of protection of human rights Human rights are Morality, moral principles or Social norm, normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for ce ..., the defence of pluralist democracy and North-South partnership and solidarity. The prize originated in 1995 and it is sometimes known as the Lisbon North–South Prize. Call for candidates and selection The "quadrilogue" (made up of governments, members of parliament, local and regional authorities, and non-governmental organisations from civil society) involved in overseeing the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, along with media representatives and international and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-South Centre
''North-South'' ( hy, Հյուսիս-Հարավ) or ''Four Buddies and the Bride'' is an Armenian comedy directed by Davit Babakhanyan and Vazgen Muradyan, starring Diana Malenko, Sona Shahgeldyan and David Tovmasyan. The film was produced by Lilit Martirosyan. Plot The film is about the friendship of four guys. One of them gets into trouble, but three friends help him out. Junior Researcher Nver receives a professional order from the oligarch Lambert Khachaturovich. Nver decides to seize the opportunity and organizes a party for his friends at the client's luxurious mansion. During the party, a statue of Lambert's father falls and breaks. Given the attitude of Lambert to the memory of his father, friends easily imagine the death of Nver. The guys create a "salvation plan", but they fail. Now they not only have to pay the cost of the statue, but also organize a luxurious wedding. But there is no prepayment, which they received for organizing the wedding, and the groom is out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Bonino
Emma Bonino (born 9 March 1948) is an Italian politician. A senator for Rome, she served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2014. Previously, she was a Member of the European Parliament and a member of the Chamber of Deputies. She served in the government of Italy as minister of international trade from 2006 to 2008. Bonino is a leading member of the Italian Radicals, a political party which describes itself "liberale, liberista, and libertario", where ''liberista'' denotes economic liberalism and ''libertario'' a form of cultural liberalism concerning moral issues, with some ideological connection with historical left-libertarianism. She graduated in modern languages and literature from Bocconi University in Milan in 1972. A veteran legislator in Italian politics and an activist for various reform policies, she was elected six times as deputy and two times as senator. She is the leader of More Europe, a liberal, European federalist party list she launched in December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanana Gusmão
José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão (; born 20 June 1946) is an East Timorese politician. A former rebel, he was the third President of the independent East Timor, serving from 2002 to 2007. He then became its fourth prime minister, serving from 2007"Gusmao sworn in as East Timor PM" , Al Jazeera, 8 August 2007. to 2015. Gusmão holds the office of Minister of Planning and Strategic Investment since stepping down as PM. Early life and career Gusmão was born in , in what was then , to parents of mixed Portu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
