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March 9, 2011
2011 International Women of Courage
Awards
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Ambassador György Szapáry greeted and congratulated Ágnes
Osztolykán at the 2011 International Women of Courage Awards
Ceremony hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with
Special Guest First Lady Michelle Obama. Introducing Ágnes
Osztolykán, Secretary Clinton emphasized that she is the first
Roma woman ever elected to the parliament in Hungary:
"Agnes Osztolykan of Hungary is, as
you heard the First Lady say, the
first Roma woman ever elected to the
parliament in Hungary. For
overcoming racism and discrimination
to emerge a leader in elected
office, serving as a proud defender
of the Roma people and culture, and
tirelessly pressing for equal rights
and the inclusion of minorities in
society, we thank you for your work,
we thank you for your example, and
we will stand with you."
She
praised her efforts to promote the inclusion of Roma in Hungary.
A special priority of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of
the European Union is to adopt the European framework for
national strategies of the inclusion of the Roma and to provide
new momentum for the solution of this important European issue.
At the very same day based on the fundamental principle of simultaneously
reinforcing the fight against discrimination and poverty, the European
Parliament’s report on the Roma Framework Strategy was discussed in Strasbourg.
Zoltán Balog, Minister of State for Social Inclusion, contributed on behalf of
the Hungarian Presidency.
Read more
about the Hungarian EU Presideny…
It is a great honor that a Roma woman from Hungary received the
Women of Courage Award this year!
Reade more about the Women of Courage
Awards Ceremony…
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