May 13, 2008
May 12, 2008
Metro group protests Chinese human rights policies
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Santiago Esparza / The Detroit News
DETROIT — A small number of human rights activists appalled by what they call abuses by the Chinese government, or supported by that government, protested Saturday at Grand Circus Park in Detroit.
The peaceful protest of about 40 included a walk around the blocks that encompassed the park.
May 11, 2008
China reluctant to prod Myanmar over aid
AP foreign, Saturday May 10 2008
By JOE McDONALD
Associated Press Writer
BEIJING (AP) - China faces mounting appeals to prod cyclone-ravaged Myanmar to allow access to foreign aid workers but is giving no sign it will use its influence over its ally, insisting instead that the world respect the military junta’s sovereignty.
Global Human Rights Torch to “arrive” Friday
Event to raise awareness of human rights in China
By PAUL TURENNE, SUN MEDIA
The Global Human Rights Torch will “arrive” in Winnipeg this Friday, and along with it will come demands for the Chinese government to improve its human rights record ahead of this summer’s Olympics.
Winnipeg welcomes Human Rights Torch
Swarms of socially conscious locals have officially joined an international effort to halt Chinese human rights violations prior to the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.