Entries Tagged as 'Human Rights'
The arrest of Liu Xiaobo reveals how the Chinese government derives its power by replacing the rule of law with rule by fear.
Washington, DC. June 30, 2009
Liu Xiaobo’s arrest for inciting subversion is simply standard operating procedure for handling high profile dissenters. This very predictable process of detention, interrogation, intimidation, arrest, sentencing, and incarceration is [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Human Rights
June 4, 2009
At the Capitol Hill 20th Anniversary Commemoration of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Later this month, here on Capitol Hill, the NED will honor five brave Cuban activists, three of whom are in prison, by presenting them in absentia with a replica of the Goddess of Democracy, the statue that was dramatically unveiled in Tiananmen [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Activities of Initiatives for China · Human Rights
06/04/2009
Washington, D.C.— Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Members and human rights activists participated in an event on the West Front of the Capitol this afternoon to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Below are the Speaker’s remarks:
“Good afternoon. Thank you very much Yang Jianli and the Initiatives for China for bringing us together [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Activities of Initiatives for China · Human Rights · Special Event
Join distinguished leaders of government, faith, human rights groups and leaders of 1989Tiananmen Square student democracy movement. Stand by the people of China in their struggle for democracy, justice and the rule of law. Show the world America still cares.
20th Tiananmen Commemoration
Remembrance and Truth
June 4, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Capitol Hill, West Lawn
Washington, DC
Sponsored by Initiatives for [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Activities of Initiatives for China · Civil Rights · Human Rights
Emotional press conference hears testimony of athlete Fang Zheng whose legs were crushed by Chinese army tank during crackdown of June 4, 1989
Pictured: (In wheelchair) Mr. Fang Zheng, (right) Ms. Grace Wang, Translator, (background) Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.
(Washington, D.C. May18, 2009) — Mr. Fang Zheng, a victim of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Activities of Initiatives for China · Human Rights · News · Special Event
click here to see the article on Boston Globe.html
Thursday, May 12, 2009 8:57 AM
By David Abel, Globe Staff
For the second time in less than a year, Chinese dissident and Harvard fellow Yang Jianli was refused entry into his native country.
His latest effort to enter Hong Kong was stymied Saturday night, he said in a telephone [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Activities of Dr. Yang Jianli · Civil Rights · Human Rights · News from other media
ChinaAid February 25, 2009
USA – ChinaAid just learned that Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ-4th), Frank Wolf (VA-10th) and Joe Pitts (PA-16), openly questioned U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s controversial remarks that the U.S. and China’s relationship will be less focused on human rights. The following is an official press release issued by the Congressmen:
Congressional Human [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Human Rights · News from other media