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Highlights - 11 Dec.: Sakharov laureates meeting with MEPs ahead of ceremony - Committee on Development 08-12-2017 12:51 PM CET On Monday 11 December, the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Committee on Development will meet jointly in Strasbourg to exchange with this year's Sakharov Prize laureates, representing the democratic opposition and political prisoners in Venezuela. The meeting will take place in meeting room Louise Weiss N1.4, 19:30-21:00, and will be webstreamed live. The Sakharov finalist Lolita Chavez Ixcaquic from Guatemala as well as Bethlehem Isaak - daughter of the second finalist Dawit Isaak (Eritrea) - will also participate in the meeting. The award ceremony will take place in the plenary on Wednesday, 13 December at 12 noon. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded each year by the European Parliament to honour individuals and organisations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. Further information Meeting documents Webstreaming Sakharov Prize 2017 in detail Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us |   This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111