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The 2008 Olympics & Human Rights
Olympic City's Water in State of CrisisThursday, June 26, 2008 7:16:00 PM
BAODING, China—China's ambitious hopes for a "green" Beijing Olympics have magnified, not relieved, the city's reckless dependence on water from strained underground supplies and a mammo ... Full Story
Some Say: An Address to the Miami HRTR EventWednesday, June 25, 2008 4:02:00 PM Maureen Gamrecki, Florida Liaison with the Human Rights Torch Relay, delivered this address at the Miami, Florida Human Rights Torch Relay event. Full Story
Debating the Beijing OlympicsWednesday, June 25, 2008 8:21:00 AM ISRAEL—Thirty-one-year-old Eddie Subery is a lawyer from Tel-Aviv who teaches law to bright young students in four cities in Israel. At ages 10 to 12, these gifted children already study criminal and ... Full Story
Shanghai Bans 'Troublemakers' Leaving City During OlympicsTuesday, June 24, 2008 7:07:00 PM SHANGHAI—China's financial hub of Shanghai has sent notices to dissidents, petitioners and other "controlled" people banning them leaving the city during the Olympics to ensure security, a rights ... Full Story
Activists Protest Olympics SponsorsMonday, June 23, 2008 6:51:00 PM NEW YORK—As the Beijing Olympics grow closer, calls for human rights grow louder. On Friday, activists gathered with signs and megaphones to protest Coca-Cola, one of the sponsors of the Beijing Olymp ... Full Story
Human Rights Info Packs Go Out to Olympic AthletesSunday, June 22, 2008 6:37:00 PM New Zealand groups are encouraging athletes to speak out about the continuing human rights violations in China while at the Beijing Olympics in August. Full Story
Olympic Torch in Controversial Tibet LegSaturday, June 21, 2008 9:20:00 PM LHASA—The Beijing Olympic torch relay began its Tibetan leg under tight security at Luobulinka, a traditional square where Tibetan mountaineer Googbu held the flame aloft.Chinese Communist Party of ... Full Story
The Grief of Earthquake Parents in China Remains UnansweredSaturday, June 21, 2008 7:22:00 PM CHINA—It has been over a month since the devastating earthquake occurred in Sichuan Province. However, many parents have not received an answer as to who should be held responsible for the shoddily co ... Full Story
Beijing Forbids Underground Housing Ahead of OlympicsSaturday, June 21, 2008 7:18:00 PM Beijing authorities are clamping down on the sale of underground housing in an effort they clame is meant to strengthen security measures before the Olypmic Games. Full Story
Impact of Media Control in China on U.S. Economy and SecurityFriday, June 20, 2008 9:18:00 PM Washington, D.C.–The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) held a hearing on "Access to Information and Media Control in the People's Republic of China" at Washington, D.C. on ... Full Story
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