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Raftoprisen 2018 URIKS Raftoprisen 2018 URIKS Generated November 19, 2018 Contents (13 articles from 27. Sep 2018 to 07. Nov 2018) Polish ombudsman wins Norwegian human rights award( Swissquote – News)............2 Norway-Poland-award-rights( Namibia press agency).........................2 Polish lawyer wins human rights Rafto Prize( Deutsche Welle (EN) – Home).............3 Polish ombudsman wins Rafto Prize for human rights( Aaj tv – Home)................3 Polish lawyer wins the Rafto Prize( Views and News from Norway – People).............4 The Rafto Prize goes to Poland( Norway Today– Home)........................5 Zasłu˙zony jak Bodnar. “Apolityczny” RPO z nagrod ˛aRafto: To wyraz solidarno´sci z walcz ˛acymio wolno´s´c i rz ˛adyprawa( wPolityce.pl – Strona Główna).......................6 Norway Rafto Prize( Bulgarian news agency English – Photos).....................7 Adam Bodnar odebrał nagrod˛eRafto za zasługi dla praw człowieka( Gazeta Prawna – Orzecznictwo) 8 Opublikowane w 1 minut˛etemu przez( News).............................8 “Lawina bieg od tego zmienia. ”. Adam Bodnar odebrał w Bergen nagrod˛eRafto dla Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich i jego Biura za walk˛eo prawa człowieka( Rzecznik Praw Obywatelskich).9 Niezłomny RPO. Adam Bodnar odebrał nagrod˛eza walk˛eo praworz ˛adno´s´c i prawa człowieka (OKO.press).............................................. 11 Este anun¸tatlaureatul Premiului Rafto pentru Drepturile Omului( Agerpres)............ 14 Polish ombudsman wins Norwegian human rights award Swissquote – News –27. Sep 12:32 By: Camilla Knudsen By Camilla KnudsenOSLO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Oslo. A Norwegian human rights foundation gave “Adam Bodnar has highlighted the crucial role its annual prize on Thursday to Polish lawyer played by independent ombudsman institutions in Adam Bodnar and the civil society group he safeguarding human rights in Poland – and other heads for their work defending minority rights countries – where such actors and institutions in- and judicial independence in Poland. creasingly have come under attack,” the founda- tion said in a statement. Changes to the judiciary made by Poland’s na- Bodnar, in a statement issued through the tionalist government, such as lowering the retire- foundation, said the prize showed recognition for ment age of Supreme Court judges, triggered a Poland’s civil institutions and human rights. lawsuit on Monday from the European Union over “The award is not just an award to my work what the bloc believes to be a violation of the in- and the institution, but mostly a support from dependence of courts in a member country. your community given to the Polish civil society, Norway’s Rafto Foundation said Adam Bodnar, academia, judges and lawyers fighting for rule of 41, and the Office of the Commissioner for Human law, juridical independence, pluralism and protec- Rights in Poland were selected for “the important tion of minorities in Poland,” he said. stance taken in the face of current political devel- Bodnar as a civil servant cannot accept the opments in Poland”. $20,000 prize money so it will be donated to civic Four past Rafto laureates – Myanmar’s Aung rights groups in Poland. San Suu Kyi, East Timor’s Jose Ramos-Horta, (Editing by Mark Heinrich) (([email protected];; South Korea’s Kim Dae-jung and Iran’s Shirin Ebadi +47 2331 6595; Reuters Messaging: — later went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This [email protected])) year’s Peace Prize will be announced on Oct. 5 in Other source references One America News Network – World ................................. 27. Sep – 12:39 Reuters UK – News ........................................... 27. Sep – 12:42 Investing.com – World ........................................ 27. Sep – 12:44 New York Times ............................................ 27. Sep – 12:50 bAC } – bAC `A ....................................... 27. Sep – 13:40 Devdiscourse .............................................. 27. Sep – 14:44 BTvIn ................................................. 27. Sep – 17:26 Infosurhoy ............................................... 20. Oct – 13:58 Norway-Poland-award-rights Namibia press agency –27. Sep 13:40 Polish ombudsman wins Rafto Prize for human rights Oslo, Sept 27, 2018 (AFP) – Polish civil rights lawyer Adam Bodnar and the institute he heads won Norway’s Rafto Prize on Thursday for defending human rights and judicial independence, which have come under attack since the arrival in power of the Law and Justice Party (PiS). Bodnar, 41, has since September 2015 served as Poland’s human rights ombudsman, a type of mediator, attempting to reverse changes in the law that infringe the legal protect... [email protected] 2 Polish lawyer wins human rights Rafto Prize Deutsche Welle (EN) – Home –27. Sep 14:45 Polish lawyer Adam Bodnar has won the Rafto institutions and human rights. Prize for his defense of judicial independence “The award is not just an award to my work and minority rights. Poland’s government has and the institution, but mostly a support from your been widely criticized for undermining the in- community given to Polish civil society, academia, dependence of the judicial system. judges and lawyers fighting for rule of law, ju- ridical independence, pluralism and protection of Adam Bodnar, the Polish commissioner for hu- minorities in Poland,” he said. man rights, and the civil society group he heads Bodnar has challenged moves by Poland’s rul- were awarded the $20,000 (€17,000) Rafto Prize ing Law and Justice (PiS) party to push through by the Rafto Human Rights Foundation on Thurs- reforms to reduce the independence of the courts day. since it came to power in 2015. Its decision to “Adam Bodnar has highlighted the crucial role lower the retirement age of Supreme Court judges played by independent ombudsman institutions in triggered an EU lawsuit on Monday. safeguarding human rights in Poland – and other The award was created in 1986 in memory countries – where such actors and institutions in- of Thorolf Rafto, a Norwegian human rights ac- creasingly have come under attack,” the founda- tivist. Four past Rafto laureates – including Myan- tion said in a statement. mar’s Aung San Suu Kyi – later went on to win Read more : Poland and the EU... It’s compli- the Nobel Peace Prize, the winner of which will be cated announced on October 5 in Oslo. As a civil servant Bodnar cannot accept the jbh/kms (dpa, Reuters) prize money, so it will be donated to civic rights Send Facebook Twitter google+ Whatsapp groups in Poland after the award ceremony on Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine November 4 in Bergen, Norway. Permalink https://p.dw.com/p/340YZ In a statement from the foundation, Bodnar At 1830 UTC, DW’s editors send out a selection said the prize showed recognition for Poland’s civil of news and features. Sign up to receive it here. Other source references Africa-News – The Telegraph ..................................... 27. Sep – 15:22 Polish ombudsman wins Rafto Prize for human rights Aaj tv – Home –27. Sep 15:09 Bodnar, 41, has since September 2015 served Justice Party (PiS). as Poland’s human rights ombudsman, a type Bodnar, 41, has since September 2015 served of mediator, attempting to reverse changes in as Poland’s human rights ombudsman, a type of the law that infringe the legal protections of mediator, attempting to reverse changes in the law vulnerable groups. that infringe the legal protections of vulnerable groups. OSLO: Polish civil rights lawyer Adam Bodnar “Since Law and Justice (PiS) won the Polish and the institute he heads won Norway’s Rafto election in October 2015, the party has used its Prize on Thursday for defending human rights and majority in the national parliament to adopt legis- judicial independence, which have come under lation that reduces the independence of the courts attack since the arrival in power of the Law and and centralises state powers, ” wrote the Norwe- [email protected] 3 gian foundation that awards the Rafto Prize. Norwegian town of Bergen. “New laws grant the government control of The Rafto Foundation said Bodnar, being a civil state media and place severe limits on freedom of servant, cannot accept the prize money, and that information and political lobbying. The rights of it would identify and donate the prize money to a vulnerable groups have been repeatedly ignored, ” civil society working for human rights in Poland. it said. Bodnar holds a Doctor of Laws degree from the In this situation, Bodnar has emerged as “an University of Warsaw and became involved in civil advocate of democracy, a defender of minorities rights movements after working at an international and fundamental human rights, ” the foundation law firm. said. He is now harshly criticised by the Polish con- “This prize is an expression of support for insti- servatives in power whom he blames for multiple tutions like mine, which is particularly important violations of the rule of law, particularly in the at a time when citizens’ values are being threat- areas of judicial independence. ened, ” Bodnar told AFP. Named after the late Norwegian human rights He underlined that the award is not dedicated activist Thorolf Rafto, four past winners of the to him personally but goes to his entire ombuds- prize (Aung San Suu Kyi, Jose Ramos-Horta, Kim man office. Dae-Jung and Shirin Ebadi) went on to win to No- The prize of $20,000 (17,000 euros) will for- bel Peace Prize, whose laureate for 2018 will be mally be presented on November 4 in the western announced on October
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