28/08/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 27 August, the selection panel for the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights, announced the shortlist for the 2024 Award. The shortlist includes Azerbaijani human rights defender, political activist and active member of civil society Akif Gurbanov, the co-founder of the Venezuelan voluntary civil organisation ‘Súmate’, which campaigns for civil and political freedom, rights...