Gynecologist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Denis Mukwege became the laureate of the Sakharov prize for freedom of thought " for 2014, said the head of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.
" The conference of presidents decided to award the award for the 2014 Dr. Mukwege of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - man battle for the protection of most women was awarded by the conference of presidents unanimously, " said Schultz at a press conference.
The Ukrainian movement " Euromayday ", according to his statement, was awarded " special mention ", and for the support of the Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus, the European Parliament will be sent to the Azerbaijan delegation, which will include all Authorized fractions EP.
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