Nobel peace laureates cancel trip to SA
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Women Nobel laureates have cancelled their trip to South Africa because the country has denied the Dalai Lama a travel visa. The women cancelled their planned visit after South Africa's refusal (once again) to issue a visa to Nobel Peace laureate his holiness the Dalai Lama for the upcoming summit, and China's public declaration thanking South Africa for blocking the spiritual leader from entering South Africa.
The laureates were American political activist Jody Williams, Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and a representative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
This is the third time in five years the Dalai Lama could not secure a visa to enter South Africa.
Earlier this month, 14 Nobel laureates wrote to President Jacob Zuma asking for a South African travel visa to be granted to the Dalai Lama.
The laureates were American political activist Jody Williams, Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and a representative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
This is the third time in five years the Dalai Lama could not secure a visa to enter South Africa.
Earlier this month, 14 Nobel laureates wrote to President Jacob Zuma asking for a South African travel visa to be granted to the Dalai Lama.
