An Anglican archbishop and two university professors, one a Palestinian and the other an Israeli, are the winners of the Sakharov Prize for 2001. Designated by the Conference of presidents of the European Parliament, the prizewinners are the archbishop of Lubango, in Angola, Zacarias Kamuenho, and two university professors, the Israeli Nurit Peled-Elhanan, and the Palestinian Izzat Ghazzawi. Archbishop Zacarias Kamuenho, engaged in the promotion of the peace process and of democratic government in his country, is considered an example to follow for service to peace and human rights. Nurit Peled-Elhanan, an Israeli citizen, is engaged in trying to achieve peace in the Middle East. His life has been marked by the death of his young daughter, killed in a suicide terrorist attack in Israel, perpetrated by a Palestinian terrorist. He was designated jointly with the Palestinian Izzat Ghazzawi, who has seen Israeli prisons from inside several times and who lost his 16-year-old son, shot dead by the Israeli army. Both are promoters of mutual understanding between the peoples of the region. The award ceremony will be held in Strasbourg on 12 December, in the presence of the president of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine.
