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"Mr President, we do appreciate your kind words about Nicholas Bethel. His death a fortnight ago has led to many tributes from across the political spectrum. As we debate the issue of human rights, something that presses upon us now as it always has, we should remember his enormous efforts. We remember, and we are proud of, his award of the Schuman Medal in 2003, when, despite the ravages of his ill health, he delivered a moving and eloquent speech to members of our group. For many people, his championing of the cause of both Nelson Mandela and Andrei Sakharov is something we should not forget.
A letter was written by Elena Bonner, the widow of Andrei Sakharov, to Nicholas Bethel’s family a few days ago, in which she recognised that, without his help, the cause of Sakharov and many other dissidents in the then Soviet Union – and the nature of the repressive regime – would not have been properly recognised outside.
On behalf of the British Conservative delegation, I am proud to deliver a tribute to a courageous man. Those of us who attended his funeral in London on Thursday saw and heard for themselves the immense pride and affection in which he was held by so many friends and colleagues outside as well as inside the political world. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time.
It was a privilege for me and for many of my colleagues in this Parliament to have served with him, a man of such distinction and humanity."@en1
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