Liu Jingmin, Vice-President of the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee, said In 2001 that allowing Beijing to host the Games would “help the development of human rights."
While streets in the Tibetan capital are reported to be quiet and empty, there are continued reports of unrest in neighbouring Chinese provinces with large populations of Tibetans.
When a Belarusian youth activist was sentenced to
18 months' imprisonment, Amnesty
International considered him to be a prisoner of conscience and launched a campaign involving origami cranes.
