András Bíró

András Bíró (born October 20, 1925, Sofia) is a Hungarian journalist, journal editor, environment activist and human rights activist. He was born of Hungarian / Serbian parents. He was a founding editor of the UN family journals "Ceres and "Mazingira. He founded the organization Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance in 1990. In 1995, he and the organisation were awarded the Right Livelihood Award "for their resolute defence of Hungary's Roma minority and effective efforts to aid their self-development."[1]

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"András Biró / Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance (Hungary)". Right Livelihood Award. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 19 February 2011.

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[1] "András Biró / Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance (Hungary)". Right Livelihood Award. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 19 February 2011.