China has released human rights lawyer Teng Biao after 70 days in custody but a second lawyer named Li Fangping has disappeared, rights groups told AFP in statements received early Saturday.Continue Reading
The top United Nations human rights body condemned Syria on Friday for using deadly force against peaceful protesters and launched an investigation into killings and other alleged crimes.Continue Reading
The UN Human Rights Council endorsed a US call for an investigative mission on the bloodshed in Syria on Friday by voting for a resolution that also condemned a violent government crackdown there.Continue Reading
Western nations have opened up a new diplomatic campaign against Syria — trying to stop it getting a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.Continue Reading
BEIJING, China – An American human rights envoy said Thursday that China provided no useful information when probed about specific cases of individuals who have been detained or who disappeared in a major crackdown on dissent in recent months.Continue Reading
The United States is “deeply concerned” about the deterioration of human rights in China, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner said on Thursday after talks with China over the issue.Continue Reading
China will never allow the U.S. to dictate political reforms and any American pressure over human rights will torpedo talks on such issues, a Communist Party-run newspaper said Thursday.Continue Reading
China will never allow the U.S. to dictate political reforms and any American pressure over human rights will torpedo talks on such issues, a Communist Party-run newspaper said Thursday.Continue Reading
China will never allow the U.S. to dictate political reforms and any American pressure over human rights will torpedo talks on such issues, a Communist Party-run newspaper said Thursday.Continue Reading
US and Chinese officials met in Beijing on Wednesday for sensitive human rights talks, with the American side expected to press China to ease a major government crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
US and Chinese officials met in Beijing on Wednesday for sensitive human rights talks, with the American side expected to press China to ease a major government crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
China and the U.S. opened what is likely to be a bruising meeting on human rights Wednesday amid a severe Chinese crackdown on dissent that has left dispirited rights advocates questioning the value of such diplomatic exchanges.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s top human rights body has agreed to hold a special human rights session on Syria to try to stop President Bashar Assad’s forces from gunning down his people.Continue Reading
BEIJING, China – China and the U.S. opened what is likely to be a bruising meeting on human rights Wednesday amid a Chinese crackdown on dissent that has left dispirited activists questioning the value of such diplomatic exchanges.Continue Reading
China and the U.S. opened what is likely to be a bruising meeting on human rights Wednesday amid a Chinese crackdown on dissent that has left dispirited activists questioning the value of such diplomatic exchanges.Continue Reading