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Category: Human Rights in China
Internet censorship in China put to the test
24 July 2008, 03:05PM
Amnesty International is calling on Australians to help monitor access to key websites in China over the coming months, to test the extent of Government control over the internet.
Ye Guozhu must be immediately released
24 July 2008, 09:55AM
Amnesty International demanded the immediate release of Beijing housing activist Ye Guozhu on 23 July. He was due to be released on Saturday 26 July, but will now remain imprisoned until 1 October, after the end of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Thousands join human art petition
14 July 2008, 02:31PM
On the eve of the anniversary of Beijing being granted the 2008 Olympics, Amnesty International supporters across the globe teamed up with Circle Up Now to create visual representations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as a reminder to the Chinese authorities of their human rights promises.
Joint survey ranks China lowest in human rights
9 July 2008, 12:23PM
A joint survey between Amnesty International Australia and CHOICE has found that Australians are mindful of the ethical implications of products they purchase, but factors which affect them more directly are most important in determining what we buy.
Open letter to China’s President Hu Jintao
8 July 2008, 11:05AM
Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan has written an open letter to China's President Hu Jintao.
Most narrow Olympic Charter since 1968
3 July 2008, 12:38PM
Amnesty International is concerned Australian athletes will be subjected to human rights violations at the Beijing Games, as the International Olympic Committee imposes the most narrow interpretation of the Olympic Charter since the Mexico summer Olympics in 1968.
Reaction to release of 1,157 people in Tibet
23 June 2008, 10:23AM
Reaction to a report by Chinese media about the release of 1,157 people who were involved in the Tibet protests last march.
1000 protesters unaccounted for in Tibet lock-down
19 June 2008, 10:05AM
As the Olympic torch relay travels to Lhasa, Amnesty International today urged the Chinese government to provide information about the over 1,000 people detained during the protests last March and called for free access to Tibet by independent observers.
Freedom of expression muzzled by the Olympics
12 June 2008, 04:50PM
In recent days, it has been reported that the AOC “has warned athletes that they will be breaking Chinese law if they bring an Amnesty International information pack on human rights abuses to the Beijing Games”.
Demanding the release of Tiananmen activists
3 June 2008, 12:45PM
Tens of thousands of Amnesty International supporters across the world will today demand that the Chinese authorities release dozens of people held in jail since the Tiananmen protests 19 years ago.
Amnesty International Report 2008
28 May 2008, 03:01PM
Amnesty International today challenged world leaders to re-commit themselves to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
60 years of Human Rights failures
28 May 2008, 03:00PM
Amnesty International's Report 2008 was launched on Wednesday 28 May. The report looks back on key events in 2007 and ahead to major human rights challenges for 2008, which is the 60th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Athletes allowed basic freedom of expression
15 May 2008, 09:40AM
Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) to allow athletes greater freedom of expression, but urges them to do more to uphold the Olympic Charter.
World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2008, 12:00AM
Amnesty International's Great Firewall of China will travel to Hobart this weekend, to symbolise the struggle for media freedom in China. World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to celebrate and evaluate the fundamental right to expression, and Amnesty International calls on the Chinese authorities to end the persecution of journalists.
World Press Freedom Day: Saturday 3 May
2 May 2008, 12:19PM
Amnesty International will create a giant wall in Hobart's Salamanca Square on Saturday 3 May, to symbolise the struggle for media freedom in China.
At least 14 arrests in Viet Nam under the excuse of Olympic torch relay
1 May 2008, 01:11PM
Using the Olympic torch as an excuse to crack down on peaceful critics is yet another bitter twist in Viet Nam's pattern of repressing legitimate and peaceful dissent.
Hong Kong must protect freedom of expression during torch relay
30 April 2008, 01:53PM
We have urged the Hong Kong authorities to ensure that activists in Hong Kong are able to engage in peaceful demonstrations before, during and after the Olympic torch relay on Friday 2 May.
Time to tear down the wall
29 April 2008, 05:09PM
On 30 April 2008 the Beijing Olympic Games are 100 days away, and Amnesty International is marking the date with the launch of national action aimed at dismantling China’s 'Great Firewall'.
No supply of arms until state sponsored violence ceases in Zimbabwe
24 April 2008, 06:00PM
All shipments of small arms, light weapons and ammunition ordered from China by the Zimbabwe Government must be halted as there is a real risk that it may lead to increased human rights violations in Zimbabwe, said Amnesty International.
Call for human rights reform in China as the Olympic flame passes through Canberra
23 April 2008, 03:20PM
As the Olympic flame passes through Canberra, Amnesty International calls on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and world leaders to take a stronger stance with the Chinese authorities on human rights abuses.
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