Katarina Kruhonja
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Katarina Kruhonja is a peace activist from Osijek
, eastern Croatia
. She is a director of the Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights, an NGO based in Osijek
, set up with the support of Adam Curle
. In 1998, she was joint recipient of the Right Livelihood Award
along with Vesna Terselic
of the Anti-War Campaign of Croatia.
Osijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
, eastern Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. She is a director of the Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights, an NGO based in Osijek
Osijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
, set up with the support of Adam Curle
Adam Curle
Adam Curle was a British academic and Quaker peace activist. His full name was Charles Thomas William Curle; he was known as "Adam" after the town where he was born, L'Isle-Adam, north of Paris.-Background:...
. In 1998, she was joint recipient of the Right Livelihood Award
Right Livelihood Award
The Right Livelihood Award, also referred to as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", is a prestigious international award to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today". The prize was established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, and is...
along with Vesna Terselic
Vesna Teršelic
Vesna Teršelič is a peace activist who founded the Anti-War Campaign of Croatia. In 1998, she was joint recipient of the Right Livelihood Award along with Katarina Kruhonja of the Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights, Osijek....
of the Anti-War Campaign of Croatia.