Category: human rights

Opinion: CCP Seeks to Redefine ‘Human Rights’ in Attack on America

Commentary Under the guise of highlighting alleged “human-rights” abuses in the United States, a new report set to be released soon by the Communist Party of China aims to completely redefine the very concept of rights. This is extremely dangerous. Of course, the irony of having the most murderous dictatorship in all of human history…


Beijing Ignores America’s Pledge to Stand With Australia

Beijing has again blamed Australia for the current diplomatic tensions between the two countries after the Biden administration told China they would not take steps to improve bilateral relations while an ally was under economic coercion. President Joe Biden has reportedly told the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “we are not going to leave Australia alone…


China Insider: Missing Chinese Lawyer Wins Women of Courage Award

On March 8, International Women’s Day, the U.S. Department of State presented The International Women of Courage Award to women around the world who have demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, and human rights. Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu, acclaimed as the “Bravest Female Lawyer in China” by rights activists,…


China’s ‘Bravest Female Lawyer’ Wins US Women of Courage Award

A woman known as the “bravest female lawyer in China,” has been honored by the United States with an International Women of Courage Award. Wang Yu, one of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, was arrested and imprisoned amid an infamous nationwide round-up of hundreds of lawyers and rights advocates known as the “709 crackdown”…


SBS Suspends Chinese State Media Broadcasts Over Human Rights Complaint

Australian public broadcaster SBS has temporarily stopped its broadcasts from Chinese state-run television CCTV and CGTN after receiving a complaint from a human rights group that both channels had aired dozens of forced confessions. SBS announced on Friday it was reviewing a letter of complaint sent by the human rights organization Safeguard Defenders, which highlighted…


US Condemns China’s Hong Kong Moves, Working to ‘Galvanize’ Action Against Abuses

WASHINGTON—The United States on March 5, called China’s moves to change the Hong Kong electoral system a direct attack on its autonomy and democratic processes and said Washington was working at “galvanizing collective action” against Chinese rights abuses. Earlier on Friday, Beijing proposed legislation that would tighten its increasingly authoritarian grip on Hong Kong by…


Canada, UK Agree to Cooperate on Defending Human Rights, Including in China and Burma

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau and his UK counterpart Dominic Raab agreed that the two countries should advance cooperation on a number of human rights issues, including in China and Burma, also known as Myanmar. According to a statement, Garneau had expressed Canada’s appreciation for the UK’s support for the two Canadians citizens—Michael…


Australian Broadcaster Suspends China’s CGTN Citing Human Rights Complaint

SYDNEY—Australian broadcaster SBS said on Friday it would suspend its broadcasts of news bulletins from Chinese state television news services CGTN and CCTV after receiving a human rights complaint. An SBS spokesman told Reuters that programs from CCTV and CGTN would not air on Saturday and that SBS was reviewing a complaint from a human…


Americans Favor Confronting China on Human Rights Despite Risk to Economic Ties, Survey Finds

WASHINGTON—Attitudes among Americans toward China have soured significantly in the past three years, with 70 percent of those surveyed saying Washington should stand up to the regime in Beijing over its human rights record, even if it damages economic ties. Nearly nine in 10 respondents to a Pew Research Center survey of more than 2,500…


75-Year-Old Retired Mainland Teacher Sentenced to Jail Again for His Faith

A 75-year-old retired Shanghai teacher, Fa Zhengping, was sentenced to jail for 14 months on Feb. 24, for persisting his belief in Falun Gong. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that involves meditative exercises and moral teachings. The practice grew from a handful of people in 1992 to an estimated 70…