UNESCO announced on 21 October 2010 that it was suspending plans to award a prize for "research that improves quality of life", sponsored and funded by, and named for Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. NGOs had denounced the prize due to the human rights record of President Obiang's government, and its alleged misuse of oil revenues. NGO reactions to UNESCO's announcement are below. [includes statements by EG Justice, Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, Open Society Justice Initiative]