US, China tap-dance around blind activist, seek resolution ahead of talks on broader themes
WASHINGTON – The blind Chinese lawyer at the centre of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing is a taboo topic in each capital. Neither side wants the biggest human-rights issue between the two since Tiananmen Square to disrupt high-level st…Continue Reading
Ukraine: Investigate Alleged Beating of Tymoshenko
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The Ukrainian authorities should conduct a prompt, impartial, and thorough investigation into allegations that Yulia Tymoshenko was beaten by guards at the penal colony where she is bein…Continue Reading
Invisible man casts shadow over US-China talks
The blind Chinese lawyer at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing is a taboo topic in each capital. Neither side wants the biggest human-rights issue between the two since Tiananmen Square to disrupt high-level strategic and e…Continue Reading
Obama nudges China on rights, stays mum on Chen
WASHINGTON/MIDLAND, Texas (Reuters) – President Barack Obama nudged China on Monday to improve its human rights record and his top diplomat said she will raise the issue in Beijing this week, but both stayed mum about a Chinese dissident said to be und…Continue Reading
Indonesia: EU Dialogue Should Press for Progress on Rights
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The European Union should press Indonesia to act against growing religious intolerance and to release all political prisoners during the EU-Indonesia human rights dialogue on May 3, 2012…Continue Reading
Obama nudges China on rights, stays mum on Chen
The United States faces a tense week in China as high-level talks on trade and global hot spots like Iran and North Korea open in the shadow of a blind Chinese activist's bold escape from house arrest to seek U.S. protection in Beijing. The trip to…Continue Reading
Sri Lanka: Australia Should Raise Torture Concerns
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Australia’s immigration minister should raise concerns with Sri Lankan officials about alleged arbitrary arrest and torture of people who were refused asylum and sent back to Sri Lanka…Continue Reading
Obama Declines To Comment On Escaped Chinese Dissident Chen Guangcheng
President Obama sidestepped a question about Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng today, refusing to confirm reports that the U.S. is protecting the human-rights advocate. “I’m aware of the press reports on the situation in China, but I’m not going …Continue Reading
Clinton says will raise human rights in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday she would discuss every issue between the United States and China, including human rights, in Beijing this week but she declined specific comment on the case of dissident Che…Continue Reading
Clinton says will raise human rights in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday she would discuss every issue between the United States and China, including human rights, in Beijing this week but she declined specific comment on the case of dissident Che…Continue Reading
Invisible man dominates US-China talks
The blind Chinese lawyer at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing is a taboo topic in each capital. Neither side wants the biggest human-rights issue between the two since Tiananmen Square to disrupt high-level strategic and e…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Free Protest Leaders Immediately
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Bahraini authorities should free Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and 13 other jailed leaders of last year’s anti-government protests immediately. More than a year after they were arrested, the Ba…Continue Reading
West Virginia Human Rights Commission Has New Tool to Educate the Public
The West Virginia Human Rights Commission, a division of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, has launched a new web site to educate the public on the West VContinue Reading
China Cracks Down on Online Code Words for Blind Human Rights Activist
China's web censors are playing a game of "whack-a-mole" against online search terms being used to spread information about Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese human rights advocate who has reportedly escaped house arrest and taken refuge in…Continue Reading
Journalist from Mexican newsmagazine found dead
The Mexican government's human rights commission said Sunday that it will investigate the apparent slaying of a correspondent for Proceso newsmagazine who often wrote about drug trafficking.Continue Reading