Every year, lawmakers in the European Parliament choose an individual or cause that stands out for its fight for human rights, the defence of freedom of expression, the rights of minorities, or democracy.
During the past four years, winners have included María Corina Machado, leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela with President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia; the Iranian dissident Mahsa Amini; the people of Ukraine; and the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny.
