{"id":11781,"date":"2010-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/ict-report-shows-one-europe-with-many-voices-on-liu-xiaobo\/"},"modified":"2010-12-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-05T23:00:00","slug":"ict-report-shows-one-europe-with-many-voices-on-liu-xiaobo","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/ict-report-shows-one-europe-with-many-voices-on-liu-xiaobo\/","title":{"rendered":"ICT report shows one Europe with many voices on Liu Xiaobo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure id=\"attachment_3471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3471\" style=\"width: 193px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liu_Xiaobo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3471\" title=\"Liu Xiaobo\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Liu_Xiaobo.jpg\" alt=\"Liu Xiaobo\" width=\"193\" height=\"193\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Imprisoned 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ICT report shows one Europe with many voices on Liu Xiaobo; Calls on EU Foreign Policy Chief Ashton to attend Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reactions_Nobel_Peace_Prize.pdf\">ICT report released today<\/a> at the European Parliament points to a diversity of reactions in the European Union to Liu Xiaobo\u2019s Nobel Peace Prize and calls on foreign policy chief Baroness Ashton to attend the December 10 award ceremony in Oslo as an indication of unified support.<\/p>\n<p>The report, \u2018Reactions to Liu Xiaobo\u2019s Peace Prize in Europe,\u2019 suggests varying degrees of comfort among the EU member states in challenging China\u2019s strong negative reaction to the Nobel Committee\u2019s decision to award the Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo, known as \u201cChina\u2019s conscience\u201d and serving an 11-year prison sentence. Fewer than half the EU member states (13 out of 27) have adopted an official position on the award, and the contents of the statements have varied along with who and how they were delivered or posted.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on October 8, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Lady Catherine Ashton, issued an immediate congratulatory statement to Liu on behalf of the EU Council and reaffirmed its commitment to \u201chuman rights defenders worldwide.\u201d ICT, in its report, contends that Ashton should not only speak for the EU as empowered by the Lisbon Treaty, but she should additionally attend the Peace Prize ceremony to demonstrate \u201cEurope\u2019s unity in the face of pressure from an authoritarian state and as a powerful signal of support to the Chinese people.\u201d So far only nine EU Ambassadors to Norway have confirmed that they will attend the ceremony: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, UK and the EU Ambassador to Norway.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Metten, EU Policy Director of the International Campaign for Tibet, said: \u201cThe EU should develop a clear and united China policy that supports progressive forces and civil society, and Ashton should seize this critical opportunity to show that human rights reflect Europe\u2019s values and remain at the heart of its foreign policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The International Campaign for Tibet will release its report on December 7 at a joint press conference at the European Parliament with the Co-President of the Green Party, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, and the NGOs Reporters Sans Frontieres and the International Federation for Human Rights (for information about the press conference, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/cms\/pressreleases\/dok\/364\/364075.the_impact_of_the_2010_nobel_peace_prize@en.htm\">http:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/cms\/pressreleases\/dok\/364\/364075.the_impact_of_the_2010_nobel_peace_prize@en.htm<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Annexes to the report include the official Chinese government reaction to the Nobel Peace Prize announcement, calling it a \u201cdisgrace,\u201d and the press statement of the Dalai Lama, 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate, in which he called on China to release Liu Xiaobo and other prisoners of conscience who have been imprisoned for exercising their freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reactions_Nobel_Peace_Prize.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a> a PDF of ICT&#8217;s report, &#8216;Reactions to Liu Xiaobo&#8217;s Nobel Peace Prize in Europe&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Press contact:<\/strong><br \/> Vincent Metten<br \/> EU Policy Director<br \/> Brussels office<br \/> Cell: +32 (0) 473-990440<br \/> Office phone Nr + 32-2-6094410<br \/> <a href=\"mailto:vincent.metten@savetibet.eu\">Vincent.Metten@savetibet.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Map_of_European_reactions.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3472\" title=\"Map_of_European_reactions\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Map_of_European_reactions-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Map_of_European_reactions.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a> the &#8216;Map of European countries&#8217; reactions,&#8217; that accompanies this report<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Table_1_content_analysis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3473\" title=\"Table_1_content_analysis\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Table_1_content_analysis-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Table_1_content_analysis.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a> the table analyzing the content of each message sent by an EU country included in this report<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Table_2_whereand_how__of_statements.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3474\" title=\"Table_2_whereand_how__of_statements\" src=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Table_2_whereand_how__of_statements-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Table_2_whereand_how__of_statements.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a> the table showing where and how the statements were released 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