COUNCIL OF EUROPE
COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS
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RESOLUTION (98) 9
ON THE AWARD OF THE EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 4 June 1998
at the 634th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers,
Having regard to Resolution (80) 1 containing regulations on a European Human Rights Prize;
Considering that the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, Mrs Chiara Lubich and the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) (in Northern Ireland) have made an exceptional contribution to the cause of human rights in accordance with the principles of individual freedom, political liberty and the rule of law, which are the foundations of any truly democratic society, and reflected notably in the European Convention on Human Rights,
Decides to award the European Human Rights Prize to the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, Mrs Chiara Lubich and the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) (in Northern Ireland).