Man of Inspiration Human Rights through the Life and Work of Václav Havel

Human rights are universal and indivisible. Human freedom is also indivisible; if it is denied to anyone in the world, it is therefore denied, indirectly, to all people. This is why we cannot remain silent in the face of evil or violence; silence merely encourages them.

Václav Havel was one of the leading dissidents and human rights activists of the second part of the 20th century. His twenty year-long history of principled opposition to the totalitarian régime and his ability to make these human rights activities the guiding principles of his role as a politician constitute a powerful legacy and lesson for the present and the future in the never-ending struggle for human freedom, dignity and equality.