Anna Šabatová

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Anna Šabatová
Šabatová in 2001
Ombudsman of the Czech Republic
Assumed office
18 February 2014
Preceded byPavel Varvařovský
Personal details
Born (1951-06-23) 23 June 1951 (age 72)
Brno, Czechoslovakia

Anna Šabatová (born 23 June 1951) is a Czech politician, and former ombudsman of the Czech Republic. She was a signatory to Charter 77 and its spokesperson in 1986. Šabatová was awarded the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights in 1998. She received the Czech Medal of Merit (First Grade) in 2002.[1] In 2014, Šabatová was elected as the ombudsman of the Czech Republic, replacing Pavel Varvařovský.[2]

References

  1. ^ "List of Honoured". hrad.cz. n.d. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Šabatová to be new Ombudsman". Radio Prague. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2017.