Talk:Sérgio Vieira de Mello
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[edit] Sérgio Vieira de Mello and the traffic in children
A contributor added the following interesting details to the biography, which were deleted later:
"De Mello became the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2002 and as such he ignored many complaints of human rights violations, including complaints addressed to him personally. He ignored especially complaints about state abuse of children and violations of children's rights. He ignored complaints about the corruption of subordinates appointed to children's rights offices and their complicity with pedophile and trafficking rings."
This complaint about De Mello had been made before.
It is true that at the time of De Mello's death, there had been many complaints to him by relatives of victims of kidnappers, pedophiles and traffickers in children. The criminals operated in conspiracy with officials of state governments and local and international non-governmental organizations. The latter group included United Nations employees. De Mello never replied to the complaints and there was no indication that they ever received proper consideration.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Thaddeus Santos (talk • contribs) 07:46, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
It is a pity that only after his death was this article written. Well, I guess we cannot write articles about eveybody living, but Sérgio really deserved a mention. I'm shocked about his death. User:Marco Neves
EuroNews noted today (Aug 20, 2003) he was "separated" not "divorced" from his wife. What a perfect candidate for the next Secretary General! All life dedicated to the UN, great knowledge, great heart, pure diamond! Those who organized this crime will burn in hell for ever. God-Allah
[edit] Married at time of death?
I believe that his divorce was finalized before his death, but I don't have my copy of Samantha Power's Chasing the Flame to verify. Could someone please verify that his divorce was finalized and update the page accordingly? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.105.246.241 (talk) 15:50, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Need for Yugoslavia disambiguation
This article now states that:
- The early 1990s found him in involved in the clearing of land mines in Cambodia, and then in Yugoslavia.
Note that in early 1990s (from 1991, internationaly recognized from 1992) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia no longer existed and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was not yet attacked by NATO so probably there were no deployed mines in what anyone would call "Yugoslavia". Please make clear which Yugoslavia is meant by this sentence, possibly disambiguate it with proper link. --Romanm 19:48, 3 Jun 2004
[edit] Awards and Honors
Do you think there should be a section where a list of awards and honors de Mello received (posthumous and living?) Zscout370 18:37, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
[edit] wikilinks
Does anyone else feel like this article has way too many wikilinks? Every year, every word that has a link... I think it detracts from reading the article easily. Jacoplane 01:49, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- It is right... I don't see the need for links for the languages he spoke... (e.g.)
[edit] Highest ranking official killed in The Global War on Terror?
If this is true perhaps the fact the De Mello and the UN were willing to make such a sacrifice should be mentioned. Geo8rge 18:21, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
- nah, humanitarian aid workers have been getting killed in large numbers long before the Bush administration came up the phrase "war on terror", he was lucky to live as long as he did. He was the first official to meet with the Khmer Rouge (some called it a suicide mission), and he walked right into the line of fire multiple times in Bosnia. Each year there are dozens to hundreds of aid workers killed around the world in various conflicts. 71.191.42.242 (talk) 20:59, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
- Good point, but the original comment was about his being the highest-ranking official to die in these circumstances. Rodrigo de Salvo Braz (talk) 20:26, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
