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With eye on PM’s China visit, Amnesty demands torture probe (Afghan Detainees)
November 25, 2009 – 2:13 pm | One Comment
With eye on PM’s China visit,  Amnesty demands torture probe (Afghan Detainees)

By Jane Taber
The word “cover-up” is just on the tip of Alex Neve’s tongue. But in a morning press conference, Amnesty International’s Canadian chief wouldn’t go as far to characterize the Afghan detainee situation as …

The health of post-secondary education concerns all of us
November 4, 2009 – 4:38 pm | No Comment
The health of post-secondary education concerns all of us

By Omar Alghabra
November 5th is the annual students’ Day of Action where students gather to express their grievances and aspirations. This is a suitable occasion for us as a country to have a meaningful conversation …

Press Release: Freedom House Condemns Pakistan, China for Uighur Extraditions – May 7, 2009
May 7, 2009 – 3:21 pm | No Comment
Press Release: Freedom House Condemns Pakistan, China for Uighur Extraditions – May 7, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Freedom House condemns Pakistan’s recent decision to violate international law by handing over a group of Uighur exiles to the Chinese authorities. The case is a disturbing sign of China’s growing influence in …

China’s Other Minority, Seen by One of Its Own – Rebiya Kadeer’s memoir paints a vivid picture of her path to becoming the most prominent dissident among the Uighur people of western China, By HOWARD W. FRENCH
April 24, 2009 – 3:35 pm | No Comment
China’s Other Minority, Seen by One of Its Own – Rebiya Kadeer’s memoir paints a vivid picture of her path to becoming the most prominent dissident among the Uighur people of western China, By HOWARD W. FRENCH

By HOWARD W. FRENCH
It is the awkward fate of China, more than any other country, to be arriving late to any number of parties where most other revelers are either long gone or leaving, having …

Chinese Inmates at Guantánamo Pose a Dilemma
March 31, 2009 – 10:17 am | No Comment
Chinese Inmates at Guantánamo Pose a Dilemma

By WILLIAM GLABERSON and MARGOT WILLIAMS
Published: March 31, 2009
WASHINGTON — Ilshat Hassan’s flight from China has brought refuge, a job at the consulting firm Booz Allen and an apartment in the Virginia suburbs.
Mr. Hassan, an …

A Silent Ethnic Cleansing in the Making
May 26, 1999 – 4:49 pm | No Comment
A Silent Ethnic Cleansing in the Making

By Faisal Kutty
Executions, torture, arbitrary detention, unfair political trials and destruction of property are among the offences catalogued in a 92-page report released in April by Amnesty International.
Most of the findings can be corroborated by …