Monday, November 8, 2010

UN chief's silence on China rights draws critics

From my point of view, after reading the article, i do feel that the act of silencing the case of jailed Nobel Prize winner Liu XiaoBo by UN chief Ban-Ki-Moon is wrong. This is because, as mentioned in the article, UN chief Ban did not hesitate to demand the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, another Nobel Peace Prize winner, when he should have done the same for Liu Xiao Bo.

I agree that the silencing of the Liu XiaoBo case by UN chief Ban can be linked to his personal ambition. This is supported by the fact that he has to go through an reelection next year, which puts him under huge pressure as China is becoming more and more powerful. He could be trying to win China's favour for his reelection by silencing on the Liu XiaoBo case.

This is a disappointing and biased act especially when it is made by the secretary general of the United Nations and i think that he did not display the human rights leadership, a secretary general should have.
In conclusion, i think that everyone should be treated equally.

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