Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia waves as European Parliament president Roberta Metsola applauds while he and compatriot Maria Corina Machado were awarded the EU's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

European Parliament members applaud as Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, and Maria Corina Machado, seen on screen, were awarded the EU's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, left, European Parliament president Roberta Metsola, center, and Maria Corina Machado's daughter Ana Corina Sosa show the awards after Urrutia and Machado were awarded the EU's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France.. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia delivers his speech as he and compatriot Maria Corina Machado are awarded the EU's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)

Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia delivers his speech as he and compatriot Maria Corina Machado are awarded the EU's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France.. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)