Analysis Beijing Winter Olympics are set to start in four months, yet both the Chinese regime and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) remain silent on accusations of human rights violations in the host nation. Unlike the 2008 Olympics—when China was allowed to host the event under vague promises of improving its human rights record—there have…
Beijing Winter Olympics Approach as Chinese Human Rights Abuses Neglected
ESG Investing Soars as Blind Eye Turned to China, Energy Crisis Worsens: Analysts
The growing prominence of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investing is unmistakable, but major downsides to the trend are emerging.
Betraying Human Rights for Climate Change
Commentary “Well, life is always full of tough choices in the relationship between nations,” said John Kerry, responding to Bloomberg’s David Weston on Sept. 22. Weston had asked him, “What is the process by which one trades off climate against human rights?” What is wrong with Kerry’s response? For one thing, such a trade-off violates the Genocide Convention…
Taliban’s Newly-Appointed Chancellor of Kabul University Bans Women From Working or Studying at Institution
The Taliban’s newly-appointed chancellor of Kabul University has banned women from working or studying at the institution, he announced on Monday. Mohammad Ashram Ghairat, a BA degree holder, stepped into the role of chancellor of the university this week after the Taliban fired PhD holder Vice-Chancellor of Kabul University, Muhammad Osman Baburi. The decision sparked backlash throughout…
Canada Slips in Economic Freedom Ranking, Annual Report Finds
Canada is no longer among the top 10 most economically free countries, according to the Fraser Institute’s 2021 Economic Freedom of the World report. Canada ranks 14th in this year’s annual report, based on the most recent data from 2019, slipping from 8th place in 2018 (a ranking that was later lowered to 13th place)….
LIVE: World Summit Against Forced Organ Harvesting : An Alarm to Humankind
World Summit Against Organ Harvesting of Living Persons to present Human Rights experts from 19 countries The World Summit on Combating and Preventing Live Organ Harvesting , jointly organized by five non-governmental organizations from Europe, the United States and Asia, will be held over two consecutive weekends from September 17-19, and 24-26, 2021. The event…
Chinese Regime’s Suppression of Freedoms ‘Getting Worse’: Speaker Pelosi
The Chinese regime’s suppression of freedoms and human rights is getting worse domestically, while its control of data overseas poses a threat to the international community, House Speak Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Sept. 16 during a trip to Britain. “They’re getting worse in terms of suppression and freedom of speech,” Pelosi said of the…
Programming Alert: World Summit Against Forced Organ Harvesting : An Alarm to Humankind
World Summit Against Organ Harvesting of Living Persons to present Human Rights experts from 19 countries The World Summit on Combating and Preventing Live Organ Harvesting , jointly organized by five non-governmental organizations from Europe, the United States and Asia, will be held over two consecutive weekends from September 17-19, and 24-26, 2021. The event…
UN Rights Chief Regrets Lack of Access to Xinjiang
GENEVA—The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights lamented on Monday that efforts to gain access to China’s Xinjiang region to probe reports of serious rights violations of Muslim Uyghurs have not succeeded, adding that she was finalizing a report on the situation. “I regret that I am not able to report progress on my efforts…
Rating Canadian Party Leaders on Their Plan to Deal With Communist China
Commentary Given the urgency of the situation regarding China, a serious debate is much needed on how Canada will conduct itself on the world stage and what its strategy will be in dealing with an increasingly belligerent Beijing. During the election debates, foreign policy and China did not get much focus, which is unfortunate as…
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