A Human rights group has accused Unesco of gross hypocrisy for its collaboration with Equatorial Guinea's dictator of 30 years, Teodoro Obiang Nguema. Global Witness called on the UN body to cancel a $300,000 prize, named after the African president which is due to be awarded for the first time next year in recognition of scientific research that leads to "improving the quality of human life". Activists have accused the president of enriching himself, his family and his cronies with oil money while his people become more impoverished. Last month he was declared the winner of the award with 95 per cent of the votes in an election that opponents and international human rights groups denounced as a fraud.
A Human rights group has accused Unesco of gross hypocrisy for its collaboration with Equatorial Guinea's dictator of 30 years, Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
Global Witness called on the UN body to cancel a $300,000 prize, named after the African president which is due to be awarded for the first time next year in recognition of scientific research that leads to "improving the quality of human life".
Activists have accused the president of enriching himself, his family and his cronies with oil money while his people become more impoverished. Last month he was declared the winner of the award with 95 per cent of the votes in an election that opponents and international human rights groups denounced as a fraud.
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