The European Parliament honored Venezuela’s right-wing opposition with its prestigious Sakharov human rights prize during a ceremony in Strasbourg on Wednesday. National Assembly (AN) President Julio Borges received the award on behalf of the opposition-controlled legislature and the country’s so-called “political prisoners”, to
Venezuelan Opposition Awarded EU Human Rights Prize amid Controversy
Leftist Eurodeputies have opposed the move, calling the South American country’s opposition violent and anti-democratic.
