Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
14.12.2023 / 17:20 | Aktualizováno: 21.12.2023 / 17:26
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Slovenia commemorated the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the Václav Havel Bench in Ljubljana. The commemoration was dedicated in honour of Václav Havel and Karel Schwarzenberg.
The Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Slovenia, Jiří Kuděla, accompanied by deputy Pavel Sladký, organised a breakfast at the Václav Havel Bench in Ljubljana. They recalled the personality of President Václav Havel and his importance in the restoration of democracy in Czechoslovakia and subsequently in the Czech Republic.
They also remembered the recently deceased Karel Schwarzenberg, who was elected President of the International Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in 1984 and received the Human Rights Prize of the Council of Europe in 1989.
The Václav Havel bench is located in the North City Park in Ljubljana near the train station.