U.S. Must Deliver on Promise of Making Human Rights the Guiding Principle of its China Policy

January 17, 2011       Comments Off on U.S. Must Deliver on Promise of Making Human Rights the Guiding Principle of its China Policy

 

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 17, 2011) In a speech before the United Nations last fall, President Obama emphasized that “part of the price of our own freedom is standing up for the freedom of others,” stating that “this belief will guide America’s leadership in this 21st century.” During Chinese (read more…)

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As Obama Arrives in China, Police “Tuck away” Activists for Fear of Contact

November 16, 2009       Comments Off on As Obama Arrives in China, Police “Tuck away” Activists for Fear of Contact

 

As Obama Arrives in China, Police “Tuck away” Activists for Fear of Contact (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 16, 2009) Police across the country have clamped down on activists, veteran petitioners, and dissidents as US President Obama arrives in China to begin a four-day visit, placing individuals under “soft detention,”[1] (read more…)

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