Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland pays tribute to Nelson Mandela:
"Nelson Mandela was the world's greatest human rights defender of our time.
His life showed that human rights can prevail and a single person can change the destiny of a nation".
Video recording of the visit of Nelson Mandela to the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 14 June 1990)
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