András Bíró (born 20 October 1925) is a Hungarian journalist, journal editor, environment activist and human rights activist, noted for his support of the Romani people in Hungary.

Life and career

Bíró was born to Hungarian and Serbian parents in Sofia on 20 October 1925.[1] After returning to Hungary, he subsequently fled the country following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, settling in France.[2] He was a founding editor of the UN family journals Ceres and Mazingira.[1]

In 1986, Biró returned to Hungary. He founded the organization Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance (Hungarian: Autonómia Alapítvány) in 1990, which supported Hungary's Romani community by supporting small projects, such as purchasing land for farmers to rear livestock.[3] 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "András Biró / Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance (Hungary)". Right Livelihood Award. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  2. ↑ Morel, Colette (2004). Ma vie en rouge (in French). Anjou: Cheminements. p. 239. ISBN 2844782906.
  3. ↑ Soule, Véronique (13 February 1996). "Un tremplin pour l'élite tsigane en HongrieOuvert en 1994, le lycée de Pecs accueille exclusivement des Roms. Une première en Europe". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2023.


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