Parliamentarians for Global Action awarded Oleh Sentsov with a prize for protection of democracy and tireless fight for the rights of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia
The award ceremony took place in Kyiv within the frame of the 40th Annual Forum of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) and the 10th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians on the International Criminal Court and the Rule of Law (CAP-ICC) on November 16-17.
“I am honoured to open today’s award ceremony. Our parliamentary net that brings together participants from over 142 countries, sticks to our tradition to grant awards for protection of democracy and human rights,” stressed PGA President Hon. Margareta Cederfelt, MP, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, OSCE-PA (Sweden).
The “Defender of Democracy Award” (DDA) was handed over to Oleh Sentsov’s close friend Yevhen Chernikov, an actor.
“In his letter to me, Oleh wrote that heaps of words for freedom are worth little against a deed to attain to it. I call you on to help free Oleh. He strives to let the world know what is actually going on between Russia and Ukraine, how many Ukrainians became Russia’s political prisoners,” said he.
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