Edouard Gaudout i Gröna gruppen har redan jobbat med den frågan i somras om jag minns rätt så man kan fråga honom.
On 2013-08-29 16:47, "Christian Engström (pp)" wrote: > Sara, > > Utmärkt idé att nominera Snowden till Sacharovpriset. Tar du reda på > hur vi gör? > > /Christian > > > > On 2013-08-29 14:25, Erik Lönroth wrote: >> Kanske något för er? >> >> Sista datum är den 12:e september. >> >> /Erik Lönroth >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *Erik Josefsson* <erik.hjalmar.josefs...@gmail.com >> <mailto:erik.hjalmar.josefs...@gmail.com>> >> Date: Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 11:35 AM >> Subject: [DFRI-listan] Stefan Svallfors: "Låt Snowden få Sacharovpriset" >> To: "listan@lists.dfri.se <mailto:listan@lists.dfri.se>" >> <listan@lists.dfri.se <mailto:listan@lists.dfri.se>> >> >> >> Sydsvenskan publicerar idag 29 augusti en artikel av Professor Stefan >> Svallfors: >> >> *"Låt Snowden få Sacharovpriset"* >> >> http://www.sydsvenskan.se/opinion/aktuella-fragor/lat-snowden-fa-sacharovpriset/ >> >> Nedan en engelsk version. >> >> //Erik >> >> *A Sakharov for our time? >> * >> Since 1988, the European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov Prize. >> According to its statutes, this is given to a person or group "who made >> remarkable efforts to defend human rights and fundamental freedoms" and thus >> "worked against intolerance, fanaticism and oppression." >> >> The award is given in memory of the Russian physicist Andrei Sakharov >> (1921-1989), known as one of the men behind the hydrogen bomb but even more >> as a Soviet dissident with his Human Rights Committee and his defense of >> political prisoners. Sakharov stands as a symbol of the individual human >> being who dares to stand up against tyranny and oppression, even when the >> personal cost is very high. >> >> A most deserving recipient of the 2013 price would be the American whistle >> blower Edward Snowden. In May, The Guardian published his disclosure of the >> extensive, illegal and deeply intrusive monitoring conducted by the American >> National Security Agency. For this heroic effort Snowden has paid a heavy >> personal price. He is hunted as an outlaw by the U.S. government, accused of >> crimes that will put him in jail for the rest of his life. The U.S. >> government has threatened the governments that dare to offer him asylum with >> serious consequences. In a painful irony, the only sanctuary that had been >> found for Snowden is Russia, a country whose democratic problems and >> authoritarian tendencies are obvious. >> >> But is really Snowden a worthy recipient of the prize, someone may sneeze. >> Is not America the world's leading democracy, a friend of Europe, committed >> to the rule of law? Yes. But even democracies can hide pockets of tyranny in >> their hearts, a democratic state may well coexist with other systems that >> are characterized by anything but democracy and law. As the monitoring >> system which now puts its global tentacles far into the private lives of >> citizens. By exposing this system Snowden made it possible for us to say No >> – this is not a development and a society we want, we protect our civil >> rights and freedoms when they are threatened. >> >> Snowden's revelations make explicit demands on citizens and politicians to >> act and react. How have we responded to these demands? Not in any impressive >> way one must say. Individual politicians and many citizens have reacted, >> expressed support for Snowden, trying to act in his defense. They see the >> unpleasant consequences of a surveillance system where innocent citizens get >> their electronic communication and their phone calls tapped and mapped. The >> German President Joachim Gauck, with his personal East German experience, >> for example stated that Snowden "deserves respect" for his actions. But >> otherwise an awkward silence, evasive answers, gentle tiptoeing. Merkel >> hums, The European Commission whispers, the parliaments remain silent. >> >> On the Swedish side, even more depressing inaction is observed. Sweden acts >> together with Britain to make sure the question should not be addressed at >> European level. This is a bilateral issue and by the way, no Swedish >> interests are at stake, the Foreign Minister distractedly announces before >> returning to Twitter. The government obviously sees no reason to allow this >> issue to eclipse the splendor of Obama's forthcoming state visit. From the >> political left, a complete disinterest is shown. No social democratic >> position is advanced or even formulated. >> >> It is tragic to see how thin the liberal veneer is in many places. When >> liberalism is no longer easy and obvious, when it requires courage and >> sacrifice, when we are forced to choose and our choices have real costs, >> what happens then? We fall into line, we bend to power. Without grumbling we >> let fairly manageable threats from terrorists sweep away fundamental rights >> and freedoms. >> >> We must demand more of ourselves and our elected officials than that. We >> could start by giving Edward Snowden the price whose name symbolizes a man >> who refused to bow to oppression and thereby actually changed history. >> >> >> >> Stefan Svallfors >> Professor of Sociology at Umeå University >> & the Institute for Future Studies >> > > > -- > Christian Engström > Member of the European Parliament > Piratpartiet - The Pirate Party > > +46-70-663 37 80 > http://christianengstrom.wordpress.com/ > christian.engst...@piratpartiet.se > <mailto:christian.engst...@piratpartiet.se> > > Pictures: > http://picasaweb.google.com/christian.engstrom.pirat/ChristianEngstrom# >
