I found these articles interesting and informative. This one is about India’s relationship with China, in connection with the Uighurs. Here, is another one with more about the Uighur people. Finally, this article deals with a civil rights movement for the Uighurs.
Archive for the ‘Human Rights’ Category
More info about the Uighurs’ situation in China
Posted in Human Rights, tagged China, civil rights movement, news article, uighurs on 4 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Racism in China
Posted in Human Rights, tagged China, prejudice, racism, talent show, tv on 3 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Normally, I’d never post anything about a tv talent show. However, this story, about Chinese racism and prejudices caught my interest.
Kathmandu protests against executions in Tibet
Posted in Human Rights, tagged protest, demonstration, kathmandu, nepal, tibetans on 29 October, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Read more about it here.
Four Tibetans executed
Posted in Human Rights, tagged China, execution, minority groups, oppression, Tibet on 27 October, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
More oppression of minority groups by the Chinese authorities. Read more about it in this article.
Sexism and Misogyny in the Movement
Posted in Animal rights, Human Rights, Veg'anism, tagged cause, means, methods, misogyny, sexism on 6 October, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do the ends really justify the means? Or are there some methods that are simply unworthy? Read this article and consider where you stand. I know my position. What’s yours?
Uighurs in trouble in Western China
Posted in Human Rights, tagged China, ethnic, minority, oppression, uighurs, unrest, violence on 7 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Once again an ethnic minority group is being targeted by Han Chinese. Read about it in this article.
Here is some more about the Uighurs.
Another (slightly late) update about Tibet
Posted in General, Human Rights, tagged dam, kill, police, protest, shoot, Tibet on 31 May, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chinese police shoot dam protesters. Six women killed. You’ll find the news here.
There are heroes
Posted in Human Rights, tagged afghanistan, heroes, prison, student on 13 March, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There are heroes, and I don’t mean grown men chasing balls around a field, but real heroes who take risks to get their message out or to save someone. People who dare to go against the majority and speak up, while others lower their gazes in tacit agreement. One of these brave men is mr [...]
Update about Tibet
Posted in Human Rights, tagged exile, oppression, Tibet on 10 March, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just read a couple of interesting articles about the situation in Tibet. Let’s not forget the Tibetans. Other troubled areas in the world get attention, but it seems the world is finding it easy to forget Tibet.
In this article, you can read about how the Chinese authorities are banning foreign visitors from Tibet.
According to [...]
‘Natural’ selection
Posted in Human Rights, tagged adoption, children, chubby, fat, middleaged, older, parents, single on 27 October, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Lately I’ve read a lot about adoption of children. More precisely, about who is not considered good enough to be allowed to help a child from less privileged circumstances. I mean, as everyone knows, it’s far better for a child to starve and/or be sexually exploited than ending up in the hands of someone, say [...]
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