Showing posts with label human rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label human rights. Show all posts

Monday, October 8, 2007

Rights activists aim for world awareness of wartime sex slaves

The China Post - Energized by a recent House resolution urging the Japanese government to apologize formally for its wartime sexual enslavement of 200,000 Asian girls and women, human rights activists meeting in Los Angeles this week said their next goal is to get similar action through parliaments around the world. Full Story

Friday, September 28, 2007

China commutes life sentence of Hong Kong spy

The China Post - A Hong Kong resident and naturalized British citizen jailed in China for life as a spy has had his sentence commuted to 19 and a half years, a human rights watchdog said on Friday. Full Story

Friday, September 7, 2007

Protesters target Hu in Australia

The China Post - Several hundred people demonstrated against China's human rights record during a visit by President Hu Jintao to Sydney on Thursday ahead of a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders. Full Story

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Muslim-Han clashes leave 1 dead in China

The China Post - Clashes between minority Chinese Muslims and the Han majority last month left at least one person dead and 20 injured, a Hong Kong newspaper and human rights group reported Tuesday. Full Story