Adem Demaci was awarded the Sakharov Prize for his peaceful contribution to the self-determination of Kosovo. Mr Demaci, often referred to as ‘the Nelson Mandela of Kosovo’, is a human rights activist, writer and politician. He was born and raised in Pristina, where he studied law. He also studied literature in Belgrade and education in Skopje. He has spent 28 years in prison in 1958-1961, 1964-1974 and 1975- 1990 for criticising Yugoslavia’s treatment of its Albanian population.
Selenica Ervjola (2013). Laureates profiles for Kosovo 11998. Bruxelles : European Parliament.
Laureates profiles for Kosovo 11998
Selenica Ervjola
2013
Abstract
Adem Demaci was awarded the Sakharov Prize for his peaceful contribution to the self-determination of Kosovo. Mr Demaci, often referred to as ‘the Nelson Mandela of Kosovo’, is a human rights activist, writer and politician. He was born and raised in Pristina, where he studied law. He also studied literature in Belgrade and education in Skopje. He has spent 28 years in prison in 1958-1961, 1964-1974 and 1975- 1990 for criticising Yugoslavia’s treatment of its Albanian population.File in questo prodotto:
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