András Biró
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András Biró is a Hungarian journalist, journal editor, environment activist and human rights
activist. He was born in Bulgaria in 1925 by Hungarian / Serbian parents. He was founding editor of the journal Mazingira. He founded the organization Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance in 1990. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award
in 1995.
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist. He was born in Bulgaria in 1925 by Hungarian / Serbian parents. He was founding editor of the journal Mazingira. He founded the organization Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance in 1990. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award
Right Livelihood Award
The Right Livelihood Award, also referred to as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", is a prestigious international award to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today". The prize was established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, and is...
in 1995.