Activist receives Norwegian award

The Helsinki Board for Human Rights in Serbia presented Sonja Biserko with the Lisl and Leo Eitinger Award.

Belgrade, Tanjug, 9 November 2010

The award is presented by the Oslo University Norway to individuals actively committed to human rights protection.

According to the jury, Biserko was awarded for her tireless efforts and active international involvement in the promotion of human rights, especially in the domain of working with refugees, war crimes documentation and women's rights.

The award was named after the famous Norwegian human rights fighters Lisl and Leo Eitinger, and this year it was presented to Sonja Biserko at the University of Oslo, Faculty of Law, late on Monday, the Helsinki Board stated in the release.