Chinese dissident tipped to win Nobel peace prize
Hu Jia could be awarded the Nobel peace prize to continue human rights
pressure on China after the Beijing Olympics
* Gwladys Fouché in Oslo
* guardian.co.uk,
* Wednesday September 24 2008 13:06 BST
* Article history
Link to this video
This year's Nobel peace prize will most likely be awarded to a Chinese
dissident to highlight China's human rights record in the wake of the
Olympic Games, according to experts who closely follow the workings of
the award.
A likely candidate to receive the prize, the winner of which will be
announced on October 10 in Oslo, is Hu Jia, a Chinese activist who has
campaigned on democracy, the environment and the rights of HIV/Aids
patients. Hu is serving three-and-a-half years in jail for "inciting to
subvert state power".
"The prize will go this year to a Chinese dissident and I believe the
most likely [recipient] will be Hu Jia, perhaps together with his wife
[Zeng Jinyan]," said Stein Toennesson, director of the International
Peace Research Institute in Oslo, and a close observer of the peace
prize. "He has become the most well known Chinese dissident now and it
has been a very long time since anyone [related to China] has won the
prize." The last occasion was the Dalai Lama in 1989.
Experts said the Norwegian Nobel committee, the secretive five-strong
body that awards the prize yearly, would see the passing of the Olympic
Games as an opportunity to highlight China's human rights record,
especially in a year marking the 60th anniversary of the universal
declaration of human rights.
"There was a lot of repression during the Olympic Games. Now is a golden
opportunity to underline that repression is unacceptable," said Janne
Haaland Matlary, a professor of international relations at the
University of Oslo, and a previous candidate to be a member of the Nobel
committee.
Since the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989, "it has become more and
more difficult to criticise China as it became more forceful and
powerful," said Toennesson. "It has also been an argument not to disturb
the run-up to the Olympics because it will be of momentous importance
not only for the regime, but also for the Chinese people."
Some 164 invididuals and 33 organisations are nominated for this year's
prize, including Bob Geldof, Vladimir Putin and the Esperanto language.
The committee does not publish the names of nominees but those who can
nominate, including parliamentarians, former laureates and academics,
can choose to reveal their choices.
The committee could choose to honour Thich Quang Do, a Vietnamese
Buddhist monk who has been fighting for religious freedom and democracy
in the Communist nation. "He has been a systematic opponent to the
regime," said Toennesson.
The Chechen human rights lawyer Lydia Yusupova is another contender. "It
would be an opportunity to focus on Russia at a time of increased
interest following the conflict with Georgia," said Matlary.
Morgan Tsvangirai could be honoured "because he has stuck to non-violent
means to bring about regime change against Robert Mugabe," said
Toennesson. But he added: "It would be perhaps too risky to give it to
him now that he is PM."
Another name mentioned is Ingrid Betancourt, who could be honoured for
"maintaining, despite her ordeal, that political transformation must
happen through peaceful and democratic means" in a country - Colombia -
that is living through the world's longest running civil war.
The committee could decide to name a journalist or media organisation.
"Good news coverage, as opposed to propaganda or inaccurate reports, can
be essential to peace," the secretary of the Nobel committee, Professor
Geir Lundestad, previously told the Guardian. He mentioned possible
contenders such as CNN, the New York Times, Le Monde or El Pais.
Celebrity activists such as Bono and Geldof could be considered.
"Celebrities have been able to raise international awareness on issues
such as Darfur and put pressure on China over its relationship with the
Sudanese government," said Toennesson.
The prize is announced in October each year, and the award ceremony
takes place in December in Oslo. Last year's winners were Al Gore and
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Hu Jia could be awarded the Nobel peace prize to continue human rights
pressure on China after the Beijing Olympics
* Gwladys Fouché in Oslo
* guardian.co.uk,
* Wednesday September 24 2008 13:06 BST
* Article history
Link to this video
This year's Nobel peace prize will most likely be awarded to a Chinese
dissident to highlight China's human rights record in the wake of the
Olympic Games, according to experts who closely follow the workings of
the award.
A likely candidate to receive the prize, the winner of which will be
announced on October 10 in Oslo, is Hu Jia, a Chinese activist who has
campaigned on democracy, the environment and the rights of HIV/Aids
patients. Hu is serving three-and-a-half years in jail for "inciting to
subvert state power".
"The prize will go this year to a Chinese dissident and I believe the
most likely [recipient] will be Hu Jia, perhaps together with his wife
[Zeng Jinyan]," said Stein Toennesson, director of the International
Peace Research Institute in Oslo, and a close observer of the peace
prize. "He has become the most well known Chinese dissident now and it
has been a very long time since anyone [related to China] has won the
prize." The last occasion was the Dalai Lama in 1989.
Experts said the Norwegian Nobel committee, the secretive five-strong
body that awards the prize yearly, would see the passing of the Olympic
Games as an opportunity to highlight China's human rights record,
especially in a year marking the 60th anniversary of the universal
declaration of human rights.
"There was a lot of repression during the Olympic Games. Now is a golden
opportunity to underline that repression is unacceptable," said Janne
Haaland Matlary, a professor of international relations at the
University of Oslo, and a previous candidate to be a member of the Nobel
committee.
Since the Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989, "it has become more and
more difficult to criticise China as it became more forceful and
powerful," said Toennesson. "It has also been an argument not to disturb
the run-up to the Olympics because it will be of momentous importance
not only for the regime, but also for the Chinese people."
Some 164 invididuals and 33 organisations are nominated for this year's
prize, including Bob Geldof, Vladimir Putin and the Esperanto language.
The committee does not publish the names of nominees but those who can
nominate, including parliamentarians, former laureates and academics,
can choose to reveal their choices.
The committee could choose to honour Thich Quang Do, a Vietnamese
Buddhist monk who has been fighting for religious freedom and democracy
in the Communist nation. "He has been a systematic opponent to the
regime," said Toennesson.
The Chechen human rights lawyer Lydia Yusupova is another contender. "It
would be an opportunity to focus on Russia at a time of increased
interest following the conflict with Georgia," said Matlary.
Morgan Tsvangirai could be honoured "because he has stuck to non-violent
means to bring about regime change against Robert Mugabe," said
Toennesson. But he added: "It would be perhaps too risky to give it to
him now that he is PM."
Another name mentioned is Ingrid Betancourt, who could be honoured for
"maintaining, despite her ordeal, that political transformation must
happen through peaceful and democratic means" in a country - Colombia -
that is living through the world's longest running civil war.
The committee could decide to name a journalist or media organisation.
"Good news coverage, as opposed to propaganda or inaccurate reports, can
be essential to peace," the secretary of the Nobel committee, Professor
Geir Lundestad, previously told the Guardian. He mentioned possible
contenders such as CNN, the New York Times, Le Monde or El Pais.
Celebrity activists such as Bono and Geldof could be considered.
"Celebrities have been able to raise international awareness on issues
such as Darfur and put pressure on China over its relationship with the
Sudanese government," said Toennesson.
The prize is announced in October each year, and the award ceremony
takes place in December in Oslo. Last year's winners were Al Gore and
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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