Committee awards prize to Liu Xiaobo, saying there is a "close connection between human rights and peace"
msnbc.com staff and news service reports, Oct 8, 2010
OSLO — Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, the committee announced Friday.
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| Liu Xiaobo wins the 2010 Nobel Peace prize. Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is seen in an undated photo. ( file) |
Previous winners include President Barack Obama, former Vice President Al Gore, former President Jimmy Carter, former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa and former South African President Nelson Mandela.
In an earlier interview with Norwegian broadcast network NRK, committee chair Thorbjoern Jagland explained some of the decicion-making process.
"We have to try to capture what is happening in the world, identify what we want to encourage and I think we are able to achieve that (with this year's prize)," said Jagland, a former Norwegian prime minister in charge of the committee since 2009.
Last year's choice of President Barack Obama, less than nine months into his term, triggered sharp criticism.
Nobel watchers had said the panel was likely to select a more traditional laureate this year.
"It will be an interesting prize this year, as well, and one that can set the agenda," Jagland said of this year's choice.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Supporters rally for rights activist Liu Xiaobo during his trial in Beijing. (AFP Photo)
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