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| Sonny Bill Williams criticised for dead Syrian children photos | |
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| Rugby union star Sonny Bill Williams has posted graphic images of dead children on Twitter after a visit to Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon. | Rugby union star Sonny Bill Williams has posted graphic images of dead children on Twitter after a visit to Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon. |
| Williams, who played a starring role in New Zealand's Rugby World Cup win, was in Lebanon as a Unicef ambassador. | Williams, who played a starring role in New Zealand's Rugby World Cup win, was in Lebanon as a Unicef ambassador. |
| On Tuesday night he tweeted graphic images of two bodies, adding, "What did these children do to deserve this?" | |
| But the UN children's agency objected to his use of the images, and said Williams had not consulted its staff. | |
| "We see it as a fundamental infringement of those children's rights," Unicef spokesman Patrick Rose told the New Zealand Herald. | |
| Although it was clear that Williams had been deeply moved by his visit to Lebanon, Mr Rose said it was better to provide a "positive framework for people to respond" by offering children clean water and counselling. | |
| The rugby player also provoked a mixed response among his 556,000 followers on Twitter, with some users praising him for his honesty and others questioning his judgment. | |
| "Please use trigger warnings by putting 'TW: dead children' in the tweet next time. It's very triggering as someone who has seen dead bodies like this before growing up," one user wrote. | "Please use trigger warnings by putting 'TW: dead children' in the tweet next time. It's very triggering as someone who has seen dead bodies like this before growing up," one user wrote. |
| No further details were shared about the location of the photos or the identity of the children. | No further details were shared about the location of the photos or the identity of the children. |
| Williams visited refugee camps in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley earlier in December, where he met Syrian children and their families. | Williams visited refugee camps in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley earlier in December, where he met Syrian children and their families. |
| "This was such an eye-opener… [I was] so ignorant as to what was going on over this way," Williams said in a video. | |
| "It's been an amazing few days, it's definitely changed me for the better, and I'll definitely look at things in a different light when I get back. | "It's been an amazing few days, it's definitely changed me for the better, and I'll definitely look at things in a different light when I get back. |
| "This summer share a thought for the innocent lives lost every day in war." | "This summer share a thought for the innocent lives lost every day in war." |
| Williams made international headlines at the Rugby World Cup in October when he gave his winner's medal to a young pitch invader following the All Blacks' 34-17 victory over Australia. | Williams made international headlines at the Rugby World Cup in October when he gave his winner's medal to a young pitch invader following the All Blacks' 34-17 victory over Australia. |
| The footballer is a huge star in both New Zealand and Australia, where he played professional rugby league for the Canterbury Bulldogs. | The footballer is a huge star in both New Zealand and Australia, where he played professional rugby league for the Canterbury Bulldogs. |