2002
Vladimiro Roca Antunez
Introduction by Justice Richard J. Goldstone
As personally tragic as some of the sacrifices may be, this ceremony is an occasion for celebration - a celebration of the human spirit and its ability to overcome even the worst of tyrannies and the hardships that accompany them. It is a celebration too because the bravery of such people has changed the course of history and led to the emancipation of the oppressed.
…[O]ne should also remember the bravery of the unnoticed and unsung heroes and…It is not only the Mandelas and the Ghandis of this world who should be honored - it is the many thousands of people who followed them at great personal sacrifice.