Tag Archives: Human Rights

David Cameron should speak out on China human rights in both public and private

An open letter from NGOs to the Prime Minister
Dear Prime Minister,

As organisations that are working to improve human rights in China and around the world, we are writing to you regarding the state visit by President Xi Jinping on October 20-23, 2015. We are deeply concerned with the continuing deterioration of human rights since President Xi Jinping Continue reading

Stand Up for International Principles and Call on China to End Its Human Rights Violations

Petitioning Members of the UK Parliament

Stand Up for International Principles and Call on China to End Its Human Rights Violations

Tibetan Uyghur Chinese Solidarity UK (TUCS) London, United Kingdom

Dear Members of Parliament,

In October 2015, the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will make an official State Visit to Britain. We, the undersigned, are calling on the UK government to Continue reading

Stand Up for International Principles and Call on China to End Its Gross Human Rights Violations

Dear Members of Parliament,

In October 2015, the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, will make an official State Visit to Britain. We, the undersigned, are calling on the UK government to uphold human rights principles and urge China to adhere to international protocols and conventions on human rights and end its gross human rights violations in Tibet, East Turkestan (Xinjiang) and across China.

We ask you, as a member of parliament, to help us hold China to Continue reading

Obama, Xi Talk Rights as Protesters Demand End to Oppression in China

2015-09-25

China’s President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington Friday to discuss a variety of issues, including human rights, as protesters massed outside, calling on Beijing to end its oppression of minorities and dissidents.

In a joint press conference delivered after the meeting, Obama said the two leaders had held a “frank discussion” on human rights, Continue reading

Rights protesters, China supporters greet President Xi in Seattle

 

Technology | Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:31pm EDT

 

SEATTLE | BY ERIC M. JOHNSON AND DAVID RYDER

Practitioners of Falun Gong, who say the religious movement is persecuted in China, protest the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Seattle, Washington, September 22, 2015. REUTERS/David Ryder

Practitioners of Falun Gong, who say the religious movement is persecuted in China, protest the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Seattle, Washington, September 22, 2015. REUTERS/David Ryder

Practitioners of Falun Gong, who say the religious movement is persecuted in China, protest the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Seattle, Washington, September 22, 2015.
REUTERS/DAVID RYDER

About 100 people protesting against human rights abuses in China greeted President Xi Jinping in Seattle on Tuesday, in what is likely to be the first of a series of demonstrations against China’s leader during his week-long U.S. visit.

In downtown Seattle, a crowd supporting Falun Gong, a religious Continue reading

​My Life as a Communist Stooge: Working in China’s Ministry of Truth

February 25, 2015

by Alex Hill

Every morning, my workday begins with a selection of stories. “Human Rights Advancing in China” is a typical headline. “Building Prosperity in Tibet” or “A Step Up for Chinese Democracy” are other possibilities. There is usually at least one blistering denunciation of Japan, Continue reading