U.N. whistleblower Emma Reilly today accused Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay of being “complicit in the Uyghur genocide,” alleging that under her leadership the U.N. human rights office handed dissidents’ names to China and ignored warnings about the danger to them and their families.
UN Watch condemned the award, recalling that Pillay herself declined to attend the 2010 Nobel ceremony honoring imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. The organization also cited her silence during Iran’s 2009 crackdown on protesters, her failure to speak out against many of the world’s most repressive regimes, and her record of bias against Israel and defense of antisemitic remarks.
“The Nobel committee owes an explanation to the dissidents whose names were handed to China,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch. “Emma Reilly has raised devastating allegations of complicity in genocide against the woman they have chosen to honor. Where was the scrutiny? Where was the concern for the victims and their families?”
“In 2010, the Nobel committee honored Liu Xiaobo for standing up to China’s dictatorship. Pillay refused to attend his ceremony. Now the committee gives her the same prize. What message does that send to Chinese dissidents risking their lives for freedom?”
“Pillay’s failure to confront powerful dictatorships was a pattern,” Neuer continued. “Our study found silence on abuses in 34 countries rated ‘Not Free,’ including Cuba, North Korea, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. When...
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