The eight nominations for this year's Sakharov Prize, the European Parliament's prize for defenders of human rights and democracy, were officially presented on Tuesday at a joint meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Development Committee and the Human Rights Subcommittee. The winner will be chosen in mid-October.
- Ingrid Betancourt - Colombian-French politician and anti-corruption activist
- Dalai Lama - Spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people
- European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) - Body campaigning against anti-Romani racism and abuse
- Hu Jia - Chinese campaigner for civil rights, environmental protection and AIDS advocacy
- Alexander Kozulin - Former presidential candidate in Belarus
- Abbot Apollinaire Malu Malu - Chair of the Independent Electoral Commission of Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mikhail Ivanovich Trepashkin - Russian lawyer and democracy campaigner
- Morgan Tsvangirai - Zimbabwean opposition leader
More information is available on http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/015-36576-254-09-37-902-20080908IPR36575-10-09-2008-2008-false/default_en.htm
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