Det modiga folket i Ukraina – representerat av sin president, folkvalda ledare och civilsamhället – har tilldelats Sacharovpriset 2022 för tankefrihet. Ledamöterna hedrade ukrainarna för deras engagemang i kampen för rättigheter och friheter. Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelenskyj tackade parlamentet via en videolänk när parlamentsledamöterna upprepade sin vädjan om skapandet av en internationell tribunal för att utreda ryska krigsförbrytelser.

Eastern Europe

Sakharov Prize

rights of the individual

human rights

Sacharovpriset 2022 går till det modiga folket i Ukraina

have been awarded the 2022 Sakharov Prize

for their fight for freedom and independence

attacking military and civilian targets alike.

The people of Ukraine, led by their president

Russia's terrorist war against Ukraine and Europe.

The Ukrainian people are not just fighting a war

of independence but fighting a war of values.

The European Parliament has repeatedly condemned

It has supported EU sanctions against Moscow

By awarding Ukrainians the 2022 Sakharov Prize,

in defending their sovereignty, rights and freedoms.

Glory to each and every person defending freedom