South Africa has sold its moral soul
So much for our 10-year-old rights-based, freedom-loving South African democracy: this week, during his official visit to our country, China’s Vice-President Zeng Qinghong praised the South African government for blocking a recent United Nations debate on China’s human rights record.
New Uighur Leader Calls for Non-Violent Opposition to China
A new Uighur exile leader says he hopes his message of non-violent resistance to Chinese rule in his homeland, in the far northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang, will unite his fellow Uighurs, both inside and outside the country.
Dalai Lama to call on PM
The 14th Dalai Lama, also called Tenzing Gyatso, is likely to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this week, keeping up his tradition of getting to know India’s senior leadership ever since he fled from Lhasa 45 years ago.