Controversial at inscription

Inscription was controversial at the discussions among the members of the World Heritage Committee or their Advisory Bodies

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Controversial at inscription':

  • "W" National Park of Niger IUCN was against inclusion, also controversy about advocacy by the representative from Niger on a site in his own country. Of the 19 members, 4 finally voted against (Australia, Canada, Germany and the United States of America), not enough to prevent a 2/3 majority.
  • Aapravasi Ghat ICOMOS was in favour of deferral, some WHC countries found that too harsh and wanted inclusion because of the site's high memorial value. An amendment proposed by the Delegation of the Netherlands finally was accepted.
  • Brasilia It was a city that was barely 30 yrs old when it was inscribed on the list, and several representatives, notably the american delegate, opposed its inscription, " examination of 20th century cities should come after all the traditional historic towns have been examined"
  • East Rennell Land is under customary ownership - which was supported after a considerable debate. The delegate of Thailand dissociated himself from this decision.
  • Genbaku Dome Reservations expressed by China and disassociation by USA.
  • Koguryo Kingdom (1) there were some issues concerning the whitewashing of the facts in relation to chinese and korean histories; (2) the korean press accused the chinese of political maneuvering in order to get the dprk's own koguryo nomination deferred so that its own koguryo site will have a greater chance of getting inscribed. ironically, both were inscribed on the list in 2004, and the committee even recommended that a transfrontier site be formed.
  • Las Médulas Thailand, Germany and Finland voted against this 'result of human destructive activities'
  • Loire Valley Failed once and required a secret ballot on another occasion because of nearby Nuclear plant
  • Old City of Jerusalem Site was proposed by Jordan; it took an Extraordinary Session to get it in (1 vote against (USA) and 5 abstentions).
  • Preah Vihear Temple Cambodia leaves Thailand out of it and revises the boundaries of the site to be limited to the monument alone
  • Provins Several objections ('nothing has remained') started by Greece. Did not result in voting.