China, US begin human rights talks amid crackdown
2011-04-27
China and the U.S. have begun two days of talks on human rights amid a Chinese crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
Q+A: China’s human rights record and the China-U.S. dialogue
2011-04-27
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Human rights is one of the most contentious issues in U.S.-China ties and the two powers are holding a two-day dialogue in Beijing about the issue, where Washington has said it will speak strongly about Beijing’s crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
US, China human rights talks start amid clampdown
2011-04-27
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US and Chinese officials met in Beijing on Wednesday for sensitive human rights talks, with the Americans expected to press China to ease a severe government crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
US, China human rights talks set amid clampdown
2011-04-27
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US and Chinese officials were set to meet in Beijing on Wednesday for human rights talks against the tense backdrop of a severe crackdown by China’s ruling Communist Party on government critics.Continue Reading
Amid brutal crackdown, Syria poised to join UN Human Rights Council
2011-04-26
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Massacring dozens of its own citizens one day – elected to the United Nations’ top human rights group the next?Continue Reading
Campaign under way to prevent Syria from being elected to UN Human Rights Council
2011-04-26
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Human rights groups and a growing number of governments are working to prevent Syria from being elected to the U.N.’s top human rights body, as President Bashar Assad’s security forces crack down on pro-democracy protesters.Continue Reading
Campaign to bar Syria from UN human rights body
2011-04-26
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Human rights groups and a growing number of governments are working to prevent Syria from being elected to the U.N.’s top human rights body, as President Bashar Assad’s security forces crack down on pro-democracy protesters.Continue Reading
China warns US not to interfere on human rights
2011-04-26
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China warned the United States on Tuesday not to overstep bounds in human rights talks this week that the State Department says will focus on an ongoing dissident crackdown that appears to be Beijing’s most severe in years.Continue Reading
Campaign to bar Syria from UN human rights body
2011-04-26
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Human rights groups and a growing number of governments are working to prevent Syria from being elected to the U.N.’s top human rights body, as President Bashar Assad’s security forces crack down on pro-democracy protesters.Continue Reading
Australia’s Gillard woos China and presses on human rights
2011-04-26
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday pressed China on human rights and North Korea, while seeking to boost trade with her nation’s biggest buyer of coal and iron ore.Continue Reading
Australia’s Gillard woos China and presses on human rights
2011-04-26
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday pressed China on human rights and North Korea, while seeking to boost trade with her nation’s biggest buyer of coal and iron ore.Continue Reading
China warns US not to interfere on human rights
2011-04-26
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A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman says Beijing welcomes human rights talks with U.S. officials but warns Washington against interference in domestic affairs.Continue Reading
China warns against "interference" ahead of U.S. rights talks
2011-04-26
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The Chinese government warned on Tuesday against using human rights disputes as what it called a tool to meddle, ahead of talks with the United States that will focus on complaints about Beijing’s crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
China warns against "interference" in U.S. rights talks
2011-04-26
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The Chinese government warned on Tuesday against using human rights disputes as what it called a tool to meddle, ahead of talks with the United States that will focus on complaints about Beijing’s crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
Australia PM talks rights with China’s Wen
2011-04-26
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she raised a range of human rights concerns in talks Tuesday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who denied China had taken a “backward step”.Continue Reading