About Us
The Civic Belarus International Association was founded in 2004 with the aim of universally supporting democratic initiatives and civil society development in Belarus.
Founders
- Václav Havel, playwright, writer, former president of the Czech Republic
- Karel Schwarzenberg, diplomat, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
- Jan Ruml, former interior minister and senator
- Tomáš Pojar, diplomat, former Director of People in Need, 1st Deputy Foreign Minister, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Israel, currently Vice Rector of the CEVRO Institute
- Anna Šabatová, former ombudsman, chairperson of the Czech Helsinki Committee, signatory of Charter 77
Members
- Petruška Šustrová, translator and journalist
- Martin Vidlák, former associate of Václav Havel, currently head of the archive and documentation centre of the Václav Havel Library
- Jan Ruml, former Minister of the Interior and Senator, signatory of Charter 77
- Jaromír Štětina, writer, former journalist, Senator of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, MEP, co-founder of People in Need
- Petr Bratský, former Senator of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
- Ondřej Soukup, journalist
- Pavla Poláková, Executive Director of the International Association of Civic Belarus
- Vladislav Günter, Programme Manager of the International Civic Association Belarus
- Petr Hlaváček, historian, philosopher and publicist
- Pavel Fischer, Senator
- Anna Šabatová, former ombudsman, chairperson of the Czech Helsinki Committee, signatory of Charter 77
Board of Directors
- Petruška Šustrová – Chairwoman
- Martin Vidlák
- Jan Ruml
- Ondřej Soukup
- Anna Šabatová
Auditor
- Ester Lauferová