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
