Several political groups in the European Parliament announced on Wednesday 18 September the names of their candidates for the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
The S&D group, like the GUE/NGL group, have decided to name three Brazilians “symbols of resistance against human rights violations in Brazil”, according to the GUE/NGL. These are Chief Raoni, an emblematic figure in the fight against deforestation in the Amazon, Claudelice Silva dos Santos, a defender of human rights...