Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A789-O222

中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A789-O222

Release Date: November 23, 2013

发布日：2013年11月23日

Topic: Wei Jingsheng Meets with Journalists, Urges European Politicians to Support Chinese Democracy, and Pushes the United Nations to Truly Care about the Welfare of the Chinese Children as the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought at the European Parliament Concludes

标题：魏京生会见记者群体，敦促欧洲政界支持中国民运，并推动联合国真正关心中国的儿童福利；萨哈罗夫思想自由奖25周年纪念大会在欧洲议会闭幕

Original Language Version: English (Chinese version at the end)

此号以英文为准（英文在前，中文在后）

Note: Please use "Simplified Chinese (GB2312)" encoding to view the Chinese parts of this release. If this mail does not display properly in your email program, please visit:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/report/report2013/report2013-11/WeiJSspeaks131123atSakharovPrize25anniversaryA789-O222.htm　which contains identical information.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wei Jingsheng Meets with Journalists, Urges European Politicians to Support Chinese Democracy, and Pushes the United Nations to Truly Care about the Welfare of the Chinese Children as the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought at the European Parliament Concludes

At noon on Nov. 20, 2013, Wei Jingsheng, along with 18 other laureates of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, were presented in a ceremony at the official session of the European Parliament in front of the more than 1,000 European Parliament members and observers in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. The laureates were honored with a special seating in front of the first row of the plenary room.

This year's prize was awarded to Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year old student from Pakistan, who was shot by the Taliban regime when she insisted on her girls' rights for education. At the ceremony lead by the EP president Martin Schultz, Ms. Malala Yousafzai appeared with her father. She made a moving and powerful speech about girls' rights for education.

Earlier during the day, Wei Jingsheng presented at a seminar for about 60 journalists from 24 countries on the topic of "Human rights violations: Giving a voice to the victims". The seminar was chaired by Yannis Darmis, head of the Media Services and Monitoring Unit, DG COMM. It was also attended by MEP Barbara Lochbihler (Greens/EFA, DE), chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights. Two other laureates also presented at the seminar. They were Christophe Deloire for Reporters without Boarders which won the 2005 Sakharov Prize, and Taslima Nasreen who was a 1994 Sakharov Prize winner.

Wei Jingsheng also gave specific interviews with several news media talking about China and himself during the day.

Later on that day, the laureates participated in a public debate in the European Parliament on Children's rights, attended by about 100 people. MEP Barbara Lochbihler made the introduction. The debate was moderated by Mr. William Irigoyen, ARTE journalist. It was also attended by Ms. Yoka Brandt, UNICEF deputy Executive Director.

In his speech at this debate, Wei Jingsheng questioned the United Nations' role regarding the support of Chinese children's rights. He criticized the United Nations for giving the Chinese government an award for its notorious brutal "One-Child Policy" in the name of "birth control" which carries out forced abortions and also results in many forced abortions of even full-term pregnancies. Wei Jingsheng also criticized the lack of help or even simple attention from the United Nations to the Chinese children of migration, who are denied rights of education because of the Communist regime's discriminatory policy especially against peasants, etc. Unfortunately, Ms. Brandt left in a hurry while Mr. Wei spoke.

The three-day long 25th Anniversary Conference of the Sakharov Prize concluded with a dinner at the Pavillon Josephine in Parc de I'Orangerie, Strasbourg, that was hosted by Mr. Roland Ries, Senator-Mayor of Strasbourg, with a keynote speech by EP president Schultz. More than 100 dignitaries and notables especially from the EU and Strasbourg were at the dinner. Four Sakharov laureates were invited to speak, included Wei Jingsheng.

In his speech at the dinner, Wei Jingsheng urged the Europeans especially the European Parliament to uphold its human rights and democracy principles, joining forces with other democratic countries, to push for positive changes in the authoritarian countries like China. He emphasized that such an action shall not only be beneficial to the suppressed people in those authoritarian countries, but also in turn to be beneficial to the people in the democratic countries and to world peace as a whole.

Related photos:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2013/newsletters2013-4/EuropeanParliament131120honorsSakharovPrize25-c-2.jpg

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2013/newsletters2013-4/SakharovLaureates131120meetMalala-c-2.jpg

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2013/newsletters2013-4/WeiJS131120atJournalistsSeminar-c-2.jpg

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2013/newsletters2013-4/WeiJSspeaks131120forChineseChildren-c-6.jpg

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2013/newsletters2013-4/WeiJSinterviewed131120-6.jpg

-----------------------------------------------------------------

This is a message from WeiJingSheng.org

The Wei Jingsheng Foundation and the Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition are dedicated to the promotion of human rights and democratization in China. We appreciate your assistance and help in any means. We pledge solidarity to all who struggle for human rights and democratic governance on this planet.

You are welcome to use or distribute this release. However, please credit with this foundation and its website at: www.weijingsheng.org

Although we are unable to afford to pay royalty fees at this time, we are seeking your contribution as well. You may send your articles, comments and opinions to: HCP@weijingsheng.org. Please remember, only in text files, not in attachments.

You may contact Ciping Huang at: HCP@Weijingsheng.org or HCP0411WJS@aol.com; and

Wei Jingsheng Foundation office at: 1-202-270-6980

You are receiving this message because you had previous shown your interest in learning more about Mr. Wei Jingsheng and the Chinese Democratic Movement. To be removed from the list, simply reply this message and use "unsubscribe" as the Subject. Please allow us a few days to process your request.

*****************************************************************

中文版

Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A789-O222

中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A789-O222

Release Date: November 23, 2013

发布日：2013年11月23日

Original Language Version: English (Chinese version at the end)

此号以英文为准（英文在前，中文在后）

如有中文乱码问题，请访问:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/report/report2013/report2013-11/WeiJSspeaks131123atSakharovPrize25anniversaryA789-O222.htm

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

魏京生会见记者群体，敦促欧洲政界支持中国民运，并推动联合国真正关心中国的儿童福利；萨哈罗夫思想自由奖25周年纪念大会在欧洲议会闭幕

2013年11月20日中午，魏京生及其他18名萨哈罗夫思想自由奖的获得者，出现于1000多名欧洲议会议员及观察员前，参加在法国斯特拉斯堡欧洲议会大厦里举行的欧洲议会正式会议仪式。获奖者们被安排在议会第一排座位前的位置上以示特别表彰。

今年的萨哈罗夫思想自由奖颁给了来自巴基斯坦的16岁的女学生马拉拉。因为坚持女孩们的教育权利，她曾遭塔利班分子枪击。马拉拉与她的父亲出席了由欧洲议会议长马丁·舒尔茨主持的仪式，并做了关于女童教育权的感人且坚强的讲话。

在当天早些时候，魏京生出席并在来自24个国家约60名记者参加的、主题为"让受害者发声"的研讨会上主讲。研讨会由议会主管媒体服务的Darmis先生主持。欧洲议会人权小组委员会主席Lochbihler 女士及另两名获奖者也出席了研讨会。他们是荣获2005年萨哈罗夫奖的记者无疆界秘书长Deloire先生和1994年萨哈罗夫奖得主Taslima Nasreen女士。

同日，魏京生也接受了多家媒体有关中国和他本人的特访。

之后，获奖者们参加了在欧洲议会举行的、有约100人参加的、有关儿童权利的公开辩论。辩论由Lochbihler女士介绍，ARTE记者Irigoyen主持。出席的还有联合国儿童基金会副执行主任Brandt女士。

魏京生在这次辩论中发言并质问联合国在有关中国儿童权利方面到底起什么样的作用。他批评联合国为中共臭名昭著的、残酷的“一胎化政策”颁奖，以计划生育之名行强制堕胎之实，以致于足月妊娠都被强迫堕胎，并造成许多违反政策的家庭四处流浪。魏京生还批评联合国对中国的迁徙人口尤其是农民工缺乏帮助甚至仅仅是简单的关注，以致于他们的孩子们无法得到正常的教育。而这一切正是因为中共对中国的迁徙人口尤其是农民们歧视性的政策。遗憾的是，在魏先生发言开始后，联合国儿童基金会副执行主任Brandt女士便匆匆离开了现场。

为期三天的萨哈罗夫奖25周年纪念大会在斯特拉斯堡Parc de I'Orangerie公园的约瑟芬皇后亭台里以晚餐会的形式结束。晚餐会由斯特拉斯堡的参议员市长罗兰·里斯先生主持，欧洲议会议长舒尔茨先生作主题演讲。一百多名主要是欧盟和斯特拉斯堡政当地的名人要员共进晚餐。包括魏京生在内的四位萨哈罗夫奖得主应邀发言。

魏京生在他的晚宴讲话中，呼吁欧洲人民尤其是欧洲议会坚持其人权和民主的原则，与其它民主国家携手合作，积极推动专制国家尤其是中国的积极变化。他强调，这种行动将不仅有益于专制国家里受迫害的人民，也将有益于民主国家的人民及世界和平。