DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM AS FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS
THURSDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2008
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson Center

Eleonora Cercavschi, a human rights activist and the 2008 recipient of the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award, will speak on Democracy and Freedom as Fundamental Human Rights. Samuel Donaldson, Chairman of the Wilson Council, and the Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, will provide introductory remarks. A brief question and answer session and a reception will follow the lecture.

Eleonora Cercavschi is a dedicated human rights and democracy activist in Moldova's Transnistria region. Through her remarkable accomplishments, in particular her leadership of the Stephen the Great High School (Stefan Cel Mare Si Sfint Lyceum) in Grigoriopol, Moldova, she has received recognition as a political activist and an educator. Ms. Cercavschi has demonstrated unparalleled commitment to securing the rights of high school children in Transnistria to education in their native language, and outstanding dedication to the cause of promoting democratic values.

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