Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, the brave, eloquent and peaceful human rights champion who is serving a 25-year sentence in Fidel Castro's inhumane prison system, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the Prime Minister of Hungary, and several members of the United States Congress, the Parliament of Canada, and the European Parliament.In a letter to Thorbjørn Jagland, Chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Norway, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote, “Dr. Biscet is a man of courage and dignity,” and asked that the Committee consider Dr. Biscet’s “relentless and self-sacrificing struggle for universal human rights and freedom.”
The Secretary General of the European People’s Party (EPP) and MEP, Antonio López-Istúriz, has said, “Dr. Biscet is one of the most relevant and peaceful voices denouncing the ongoing violation of human rights in Cuba, as a way to advance towards a democratic system in the country. His fight for freedom of speech in Cuba has been recognized internationally since many years."
Members of the United States Congress wrote, “Cuba today is at a crossroads. Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Dr. Oscar Biscet Gonzalez—a Cuban human rights defender unalterably dedicated to nonviolent social change—will point the way ahead, toward a constructive future for all of the people of Cuba.”
Pray that this nomination will lead to Dr. Biscet's winning the Nobel Prize -- and that such an honor will then lead to both his release from prison and greater freedoms and justice for the Cuban people.
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