▁Justice ▁and ▁Peace ▁National ▁Commission ▁ ▁of ▁Cuba ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁received ▁by ▁ ▁the ▁ex - Pres ident ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁and ▁his ▁Staff ▁from ▁the ▁“ C arter ” ▁ ▁Center ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁for ▁a ▁work ▁breakfast ▁in ▁“ La ▁M oka ” ▁Mot el ▁in ▁Pin ar ▁del ▁Río . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁and ▁Slov ak ia ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁of ▁Card inal ▁V l k ▁of ▁Prag ue . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁was ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁ex - pres ident ▁V ac lav ▁H avel ▁in ▁Prag ue . ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁Vice ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Slov ak ia ▁and ▁other ▁personal ities . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁Jan ▁Kar ski ▁Award , ▁to ▁Cou rage ▁and ▁Com pass ion ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁( direct or @ pol ish cent erd c . org ) ▁ ▁When ▁no ▁one ▁knew ▁how ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁Cub an ▁society ▁through ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁history , ▁towards ▁the ▁dem ocracy , ▁he ▁was ▁teaching ▁how ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁what ▁Cuba ▁got , ▁he ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁civ ic ▁society ▁as ▁the ▁basis