And the human rights winner is...
58 views · Published 10 October 2012 · 1:39 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: European Parliament · 2012 · News & Politics
The Parliament paid tribute to the Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas. The psychologist and journalist has undertaken 23 hunger strikes to denounce the dictatorship of Fidel Castro. He subscribes to non-violent methods to change the world. Mr Fariñas shows that he will do everything and even put his life in danger for his beliefs, and we have to support this. There were two other finalists: the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence that strives to show the reality of Israeli occupation through the eyes of Tsahal soldiers. Breaking the Silence by telling what they have experienced as young soldiers in Hebron or wherever they have been show that what they themselves have been doing is outrageous. The third finalist was Ethiopian Birtukan Mideksa. The former judge is the opposition leader. She has just been released after a two-year jail term for her political beliefs. There are women who stand up for democracy and human rights. It would be nice to recognise their contribution from time to time. Guillermo Fariñas is the third Cuban to win the Sakharov prize in 8 years. Whether he will be able to come to the Parliament in December is still unknown. EuroparlTV video ID: 5ff8ac99-c0a8-486f-b9e3-9e160113d0a7
