A supporter of non-violence and someone who dared to denounce the Castro regime, "Guillermo Fariñas is a symbol in the struggle against the imprisonment of political opponents", according to the MEPs who nominated him.
"Būdams nevardarbīgas pretošanās aizstāvis, kurš uzdrīkstas apsūdzēt Kastro režīmu, Guillermo Fariñas ir simbols cīņai pret politisko oponentu ieslodzīšanu (..)