Tag: genocide

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…


EpochTV Review: The Specter of Forced Organ Harvesting

Commentary In this episode of “Crossroads” entitled “State-Sanctioned Killing for Organs Could Spread Beyond China If Not Challenged: Dr. Torsten Trey,” the host Joshua Philipp interviews the founder of DAFOH (Doctor’s Against Forced Organ Harvesting). For years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has engaged in the practice of forced harvesting of human organs. Dr. Trey reviews…


John Kerry Draws Criticism for Brushing Off Question on CCP’s Crimes Against Uyghurs

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry appeared to be indifferent to the plight of Uyghurs in China when he said “life is always full of tough choices” in a recent interview with Bloomberg. Kerry was asked, “Clearly a priority of the Biden administration is really addressing climate, but it’s not the only priority. There are other…


‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Sentenced to 25 Years on Terror Charges

KIGALI, Rwanda—The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of his countrymen from genocide was convicted of terrorism offenses Monday and sentenced to 25 years at a trial that human rights watchdogs and other critics of Rwanda’s repressive government have described as an act of retaliation. Paul Rusesabagina, credited with sheltering ethnic…


Uyghur Tribunal Wraps Up Second Hearing, Genocide Verdict Expected in December

The final round of a “people’s tribunal” set up to assess whether the Chinese regime’s rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang constitute genocide wrapped up in London on Monday, with a nonbinding verdict expected in December. The Uyghur Tribunal, which ran from Sept. 10 to Sept. 13 in London, was chaired…


Chinese Propaganda at Home and Abroad: Chinese Media Attacks the US

Analysis At the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2021, the propaganda was stepped up, praising both the Party and Xi Jinping. In a China that has become prosperous and where competition in the new economy is fierce, it would be easy for everyday people to turn away from the Party which…


Persecution of Falun Gong Is in Effect Genocide: Former US Official

In an exclusive interview with Dr. Miles Yu, the former U.S. State Department official explained that there is more evidence of a genocide perpetrated against the Falun Gong in China than the plentiful such evidence of a genocide against the Uyghurs. Both the Trump and Biden administrations have designated the repression of Uyghurs in China…


Attention Turns From Tokyo Olympics to Beijing 2022 Amid Calls for Boycott

As the Tokyo Summer Olympics closed on Aug. 8, attention has turned back to the controversy surrounding the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics games ran relatively smoothly during the COVID-19 pandemic, although it was not open to spectators. The United States scored the most gold medals with 39, with China coming in second…


US Should Get Tougher on China’s Attacks Against Falun Gong

Commentary Between July 16 and July 20, thousands of yellow-clad Falun Gong supporters took to the streets in Washington, New York, San Francisco, London, and elsewhere in their distinctively choreographed annual protest rallies against China’s relentless, decades-long human rights abuses. At the Washington, D.C., event, a Hudson Institute expert on religious freedom rightly alleged that China was perpetrating a…


Bosnia’s Peace Envoy Imposes Jail Terms for Genocide Denial

BELGRADE—Bosnia’s outgoing international peace overseer decreed amendments to its criminal code on Friday to allow jail terms for the denial of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, a frequently expressed view among nationalist Serbs. The decree by High Representative Valentin Inzko sets jail terms of up to five years for anyone who “publicly condones, denies, grossly trivializes…