Clinton presses China on rights before visit
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday made a passionate call for China to improve human rights, pledging not to shy away from disagreements ahead of a state visit by President Hu Jintao.Continue Reading
Clinton presses China on rights before visit
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday made a passionate call for China to improve human rights, pledging not to shy away from disagreements ahead of a state visit by President Hu Jintao.Continue Reading
Clinton presses China on rights before visit
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday made a passionate call for China to improve human rights, pledging not to shy away from disagreements ahead of a state visit by President Hu Jintao.Continue Reading
Clinton urges China to improve human rights
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged China to release dissidents including Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, saying that human rights problems showed Beijing’s “unfulfilled promise.”Continue Reading
Clinton urges China to improve human rights
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday urged China to release dissidents including Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, saying that human rights problems showed Beijing’s “unfulfilled promise.”Continue Reading
Obama hosts Chinese rights advocates at White House
President Barack Obama met on Thursday with five advocates for human rights in China ahead of a state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao next week, a White House spokesman said.Continue Reading
Obama hosts Chinese rights advocates at White House
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama met on Thursday with five advocates for human rights in China ahead of a state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao next week, a White House spokesman said.Continue Reading
China: US Should Recognize Critics of Chinese Government, Raise Deteriorating Rights Environment
(New York) – US President Barack Obama should use the upcoming state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao as an opportunity to demonstrate the US’s commitment to human rights in China, said a group of human rights advocates and China experts in a lette…Continue Reading
U.N. says third mass grave reported in Ivory Coast
The United Nations’ human rights chief raised the alarm on Thursday over a suspected third mass grave in Ivory Coast, as tensions remained high in the main city Abidjan after deadly clashes between rival camps.Continue Reading
U.N. says third mass grave found in Ivory Coast
The United Nations’ human rights chief raised the alarm on Thursday over a suspected third mass grave in Ivory Coast, as tensions remained high in the main city Abidjan after deadly clashes between rival camps.Continue Reading
China: Joint Letter to President Obama, January 2011
Dear President Obama,
To be a success, the forthcoming US-China summit should demonstrate your administration’s commitment to human rights issues in China.
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Analysis: Obama on human rights in China: agree to disagree?
Few diplomatic rituals are more predictable than U.S. presidents prodding Chinese leaders over China’s human rights record.Continue Reading
Analysis: Obama on human rights in China: agree to disagree?
Few diplomatic rituals are more predictable than U.S. presidents prodding Chinese leaders over China’s human rights record.Continue Reading
Citing rights failings, firm divests Cisco holdings
A US investment management firm has divested of its holdings in Cisco, accusing the networking giant of failing to respond to human rights concerns, particularly in China, and lacking transparency.Continue Reading
Activist manager sells Cisco shares on rights concerns
Activist investor Boston Common Asset Management LLC said that it has sold most of the 167,000 shares it held in Cisco Systems Inc, capping a lengthy dispute with the company over its human rights record.Continue Reading