China And Human Rights

Source: www.moreover.com --- 39 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's board of supervisors has passed a resolution protesting China's poor Human Rights record ahead of the Olympic torch's visit to the city. ...

Source: news.telegraph.co.uk --- 38 days ago
Chinese Human Rights activist Hu Jia has been jailed for three years and six months for subversion, prompting fears of a campaign to silence dissents ahead of the Olympics. ...

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk --- 37 days ago
The most prominent civil liberties activist in China, a young father who has spent much of the past 12 months under house arrest, has been jailed for three and a half years for subversion in a verdict that is likely to draw international criticism before the Olympic Games. ...

Source: www.theage.com.au --- 32 days ago
Kevin Rudd, defying official protests from Beijing, uses the first day of his China trip to highlight Human Rights abuses in Tibet. ...

Source: www.boingboing.net --- 6 days ago
Amnesty UK has produced four short films on China's Human Rights records, released in the runup to this summer's Olympics in Beijing. The first video's online now: Torchure. Link (Thanks, Kristyan!)... ...

Source: www.theglobeandmail.com --- 30 days ago
Olympic chief reminds Chinese of promises made in 2001; Beijing tells international body to stick to sports ...

Source: www.abc.net.au --- 31 days ago
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has called for China to respect its commitment to improve Human Rights ahead of the Beijing Games. ...

Source: www.care2.com --- 31 days ago
Since the Communist Party gained power in China and established the People's Republic of China in 1949, authoritarian rule has been the norm. Imprisonment of political opponents and journalists critical of the government has been common. Submitted by Ikey Galacticca to World  |   Note-it!  |   Add a Comment ...

Source: blog.beliefnet.com --- 33 days ago
From Hillary Clinton today: The violent clashes in Tibet and the failure of the Chinese government to use its full leverage with Sudan to stop the genocide in Darfur are opportunities for Presidential leadership. These events underscore why I believe... ...

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- 18 hours ago
Yanling Zhang still remembers the day -- July 19, 2000 -- when Chinese security forces came to her Beijing home asking if she planned to attend a national holiday event at Tiananmen Square, where protesters would not be welcome. ...

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- 22 hours ago
Yanling Zhang still remembers the day -- July 19, 2000 -- when Chinese security forces cameto her Beijing home, asking if she planned to attend a national holiday at Tiananmen Square, where protesters would not be welcome. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 19 days ago
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Source: www.moreover.com --- 30 days ago
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Source: www.upi.com --- 19 days ago
China, facing growing criticism of its Human Rights policies, has pledged to improve its record and expand dialogue on the issue with other nations. ...

Source: www.cnsnews.com --- 9 days ago
(CNSNews.com) - Human Rights groups from around the globe gathered outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday to start the 100-day countdown to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing by denouncing the Chinese government and calling on world leaders, including President Bush, to boycott the games' opening ceremony on Aug. 8. ...

Source: www.eurweb.com --- 10 days ago
*Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am says his group will go ahead with plans to perform in China despite calls for artists to boycott the country over its Human Rights record. ...

Source: newsblaze.com --- 4 days ago
Thursday resolution mandates board level 'Human Rights committee' at tech giant ...

Source: www.rferl.org --- 38 days ago
One of China's most persistent Human Rights activists, Hu Jia, has been jailed for three-and-a-half-years for "inciting subversion of state power." ...

Source: www.euractiv.com --- 31 days ago
"The current wave of repression occurring in China is not in spite of the Olympic Games, but because of the Olympics," claims an April report from Amnesty International. ...

Source: www.amnestyusa.org --- 8 days ago
Jamyang Kyi, a well-known Tibetan Human Rights activist and musician, is believed to be the victim of an enforced disappearance. She may be at risk of torture or other ill-treatment, and her life my be in danger. ...