Apr 8, 2008 8:01 pm US/Pacific
Archbishop Desmond Tutu In SF, Applauds Protests
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ―
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Archibishop Desmond Tutu, speaking to reporters in San Francisco.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu was in San Francisco on Tuesday night, speaking out in favor of pro-Tibet demonstrators.
Before he was scheduled to address a crowd of hundreds at United Nations Plaza, he sat down with a few reporters at Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill preceding his receiving an award from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
The archbishop applauded Monday's Golden Gate Bridge demonstration and others who have protested the Olympic torch: "It makes you hope China will take this opportunity to improve China's human rights record," he said.
Tutu also drew parallels to the situation in South Africa, when the whole world finally spoke up and ended apartheid.
"One of the important parallels is that the international community is coming up trumps," he said. "It is fantastic what people have been doing.
Tutu said he was not calling for a full boycott of the Olympics, but he did call on world leaders to avoid the opening ceremonies.
The archbishop was to remain in San Francisco on Wednesday, but said he would not be attending the torch relay because he had other undisclosed plans.
When a reporter asked him if he wished he could be there, the 76-year old said he supports it but, "I'm not as young as I look!"
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