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Johannesburg - Constitutional Court judge Kate O'Regan has come out in support of Health Minister Barbara Hogan, who spoke out against a government decision to refuse the Dalai Lama entry to South Africa, SABC radio news reported on Thursday.
"I also want to say that, like you, who remembers the years of the 1980s when South Africa was so fortunate to have friends all over the world assisting our human rights struggle, that it is a matter of dismay that human rights does not seem to enter into the picture of some foreign affairs decisions that are made," O'Regan was quoted as saying in an SABC news bulletin.
Her comments come as government spokesperson Themba Maseko described Hogan's comments as "rather unfortunate".
"The comments of the minister of health were rather unfortunate in the sense that this position on the Dalai Lama is an official position of this government," said Maseko.
"It is unfortunate that the minister chose to go to a public platform to attack a decision of government when she, in fact, is a member of that collective," Maseko told reporters on Thursday.
Criticism
On Tuesday, Hogan had added her voice to a chorus of criticism of the move by government to deny the Dalai Lama a visa to attend the now postponed 2010 peace conference.
The Tibetan spiritual leader was to have addressed the conference, aimed at thrashing out ways of using football to fight racism and xenophobia ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
"Just the very fact that this government has refused entry to the Dalai Lama is an example of a government who is dismissive of human rights," Hogan said.
"I believe [the government] needs to apologise to the citizens of this country, because it is in your name that this great man who has struggled for the rights of his country... has been denied access," said Hogan.
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NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN SOUTH AFRICA...NOTHING!!!!!
The fear that Dali Lama would inspire the Africans to war and finally get rid of the parasite that has caused that nation such distress, worries them, so they deny visas to any and all who would stir up or inspire action and thought to making SOuth Africa free from the racism, apartheid and violence that once was and still is a part of their existance
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Johannesburg - Constitutional Court judge Kate O'Regan has come out in support of Health Minister Barbara Hogan, who spoke out against a government decision to refuse the Dalai Lama entry to South Africa, SABC radio news reported on Thursday.
"I also want to say that, like you, who remembers the years of the 1980s when South Africa was so fortunate to have friends all over the world assisting our human rights struggle, that it is a matter of dismay that human rights does not seem to enter into the picture of some foreign affairs decisions that are made," O'Regan was quoted as saying in an SABC news bulletin.
Her comments come as government spokesperson Themba Maseko described Hogan's comments as "rather unfortunate".
"The comments of the minister of health were rather unfortunate in the sense that this position on the Dalai Lama is an official position of this government," said Maseko.
"It is unfortunate that the minister chose to go to a public platform to attack a decision of government when she, in fact, is a member of that collective," Maseko told reporters on Thursday.
Criticism
On Tuesday, Hogan had added her voice to a chorus of criticism of the move by government to deny the Dalai Lama a visa to attend the now postponed 2010 peace conference.
The Tibetan spiritual leader was to have addressed the conference, aimed at thrashing out ways of using football to fight racism and xenophobia ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
"Just the very fact that this government has refused entry to the Dalai Lama is an example of a government who is dismissive of human rights," Hogan said.
"I believe [the government] needs to apologise to the citizens of this country, because it is in your name that this great man who has struggled for the rights of his country... has been denied access," said Hogan.
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Love the South African Accent....
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NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN SOUTH AFRICA...NOTHING!!!!!
The fear that Dali Lama would inspire the Africans to war and finally get rid of the parasite that has caused that nation such distress, worries them, so they deny visas to any and all who would stir up or inspire action and thought to making SOuth Africa free from the racism, apartheid and violence that once was and still is a part of their existance
Blame it on the Chinese and their influence in South Africa, retard. Not the white man that you love to hate so much. ::)
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Blame it on the Chinese and their influence in South Africa, retard. Not the white man that you love to hate so much. ::)
The Chinese are not in South Africa....but whites still are...hence the continued problems.
I don't hate the game...I hate the foul player
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The Chinese are not in South Africa....but whites still are...hence the continued problems.
I don't hate the game...I hate the foul player
It is the blacks who will not let him in, the ANC said he can come around after 2010.
And there are lots of chinese here as well :D
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Love the South African Accent....
Thank you
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The Chinese are not in South Africa....but whites still are...hence the continued problems.
I don't hate the game...I hate the foul player
Thanks for proving that you're a fucking RETARD. South Africa has been trading with China for over a decade now. South Africa and China established formal diplomatic relations in 1998 and Chinese imports and exports from the region have been increasing very rapidly since then. In-fact, South Africa is China's largest trading partner in all of Africa. Their influence is heavy there. But hey, your GED class probably didn't teach you that.
Crawl off into your corner now, dipshit.
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Blame it on the Chinese and their influence in South Africa, retard. Not the white man that you love to hate so much. ::)
Right. And we just keep makin them stronger and stronger
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Thanks for proving that you're a fucking RETARD. South Africa has been trading with China for over a decade now. South Africa and China established formal diplomatic relations in 1998 and Chinese imports and exports from the region have been increasing very rapidly since then. In-fact, South Africa is China's largest trading partner in all of Africa. Their influence is heavy there. But hey, your GED class probably didn't teach you that.
Crawl off into your corner now, dipshit.
Ummm..last check..the Chinese did not set up APARTHEID system in Africa...WHITES DID, CHinese were not killing the innocent protesting discrimination...WHITES DID, Chinese are not placing embargos or sanctions on Africa...WHITES DO AND DID.... Do you understand now????...Big difference between conducting business internationally and conducting savagery as whites have and still do...Do you see the difference between whites and Chinese doing business in South Africa....Your limited white brain cells mean thereis LOTS OF STUPIDITY IN YOUR HEAD. ASSHOLE
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Ummm..last check..the Chinese did not set up APARTHEID system in Africa...WHITES DID, CHinese were not killing the innocent protesting discrimination...WHITES DID, Chinese are not placing embargos or sanctions on Africa...WHITES DO AND DID.... Do you understand now????...Big difference between conducting business internationally and conducting savagery as whites have and still do...Do you see the difference between whites and Chinese doing business in South Africa....Your limited white brain cells mean thereis LOTS OF STUPIDITY IN YOUR HEAD. ASSHOLE
You are so fucking stupid it's laughable. Apartheid has jack shit to do with the Lama being barred from the summit. It has everything to do with China's influence in the region and the fact that they don't want the conference to become a staging ground for all the problems going on in Tibet right now. You know, the massive oppression of the entire country and its populace that the Chinese are guilty of. The very same savagery you accuse the whites.
You're a retard. Stop talking you shitty fucking gimmick.
By the way, learn to punctuate correctly before you go around calling someone else stupid.