Venezuelan opposition leaders María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia received the 2024 Sakharov Prize for their unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights in Venezuela.
The country’s election was held on July 28, but Maduro and Edmundo Gonzalez, the opposition candidate, declared victory. It is speculated that Gonzalez was the actual winner of the election, but governing bodies in, loyal to Maduro, declared him the winner. Despite opposition to his claim and numerous protests and demonstrations, he has refused to concede or step down as president. Maduro has been widely criticized and condemned by the international community.
The European Parliament has awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia for their work in fighting for democracy and human rights in their country. The prize is considered a prestigious recognition and the EU’s highest award for “defenders of freedom.” It was presented at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, during a ceremony on Tuesday. The Sakharov Prize is named after Andrei Sakharov, a former Soviet Union physicist and eventual dissident who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975. Sakharov argued against the arms race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. and advocated more international cooperation and human rights. The award was established in his honor in 1988; previous recipients include South African President Nelson Mandela, Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Anon, Russian activist Alexei Navalny, and activist Malala Yousafzai. “The European Parliament has awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia,” Europe’s governing body announced. “Your courage and your dedication to the cause of Venezuelan democracy is in equal parts inspiring and galvanizing. Your efforts remind us that it is up to every one of us to fight for democracy, because freedom must and will prevail everywhere, always,” said Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament
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