AFP: Falungong urges US to appeal to China for members’ release
The Falun Gong spiritual group has called on the United States to urge China
during human rights talks next week to release more than 100 jailed
adherents.
CNN: Thousands protest Hong Kong law
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong people mounted
one of their biggest marches in years on Sunday to denounce plans for an
anti-subversion law they fear will erode freedom and civil liberties.
BBC: Massive protest over HK treason law
About 20,000 people have taken to the streets of Hong Kong in one of the
biggest demonstrations in recent years to protest against planned
anti-subversion legislation.
The protest snaking through the streets of Hong Kong to the territory’s
government headquarters was far larger than most people had expected.
UN Human Rights Day 2002 Activities in Brisbane
Over 70 practitioners from southeast Queensland gathered together in Brisbane, Australia in recognition of United Nations Human Rights Day 2002. This year’s theme was “Help Rescue Our Family Members” to bring awareness to the public of the family members of Australian citizens who are being detained and mistreated in labour camps in China.
Bankstown City Councillor Clive Taylor Writes to Chinese Consulate Concerning Their Denying an Australian Citizen from Getting a Travel Visa to China
I respectfully ask you to reconsider Rui Jun’s application, because of the compassionate nature of her need to travel. We all have parents and can understand the need for her to visit her father at this time.
Reuters: Survey shows rising anxiety over freedoms in HK
The percentage of respondents who said they were “not worried” fell to 58
percent in November — the lowest level since Hong Kong returned to Chinese
rule — from 68 percent in August.
The survey found that those expressing their anxiety included foreigners
living in Hong Kong and business people.
AP: Amnesty International calls on Washington to demand `concrete improvements’ in Chinese human rights
Complaining about a lack of Chinese progress, Amnesty
International exhorted American diplomats Friday to set specific goals and
demand the release of political prisoners during a new round of human rights
talks in Beijing next week.
Christchurch Press(NZ): Falun Gong student fears China return
She believes the only way she could return to China safely would be to
renounce her faith in Falun Gong — an option she won’t consider.
Her family has warned her that the authorities are compiling evidence
against her and would immediately arrest her if she came home.
BBC Monitoring: China: Complaint lodged in France against Vice-Premier Li Lanqing
The plaintiffs accuse this senior Chinese politician of being the organizer
of the Chinese crackdown on Falun Gong members, who are regarded as the
members of a sect. Georges-Henri Beauthier, a Belgian lawyer specializing in
human rights law, has held a press conference in Paris.
The Committee to Protect Journalists: Proposed Anti-subversion Legislation Threatens Freedom of Expression in Hong Kong
With this legislation, “the shadow of the more restrictive practices of the People’s Republic of China appears to be looming,” said CPJ in the submission.China, the world’s leading jailer of journalists, currently holds 36 journalists in prison. Most imprisoned Chinese journalists are held on subversion or state secrets charges.