Women’s Rights in China 19 Nov, 2014 On 27 October, 2014, Miss Su Changlan was taken away by the Nanhai Public Security Bureau in the name of the crime of “provocation”. Her whereabouts or even life and death has been unknown since then. Extremely anxious, her husband Chen Dequan has been asking around about…
DetailsPetition by Visual Artists Guild https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-hong-kong-must-have-the-universal-rights-to-vote-and-to-stand-for-election Dear President Obama, As you embark on your trip to Beijing for the APEC economic conference, do follow the recommendations by the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China that “Hong Kong issues should be raised in meetings in Beijing with central government officials.” The argument by China that…
DetailsFrankly speaking, I think this book(The Orphans of Shao) is qualified to be considered as a candidate for the Nobel Prize. The book is bold and candid exposure of the despicable corruption, unlawfulness, cold-bloodedness, cruelty to the underprivileged people, the insatiable greed for money, especially in the remote small cities and villages. The book tells…
Details“The Orphans of Shao” consists of case studies that exemplify more than 35-year long-lasting policy in China, the One-Child Policy. Due to the effect that the National Law has created, Mr. Pang exposed the corrupted adoption system in China. The farmers in many villages are forced to fines that they cannot afford to pay so…
DetailsNEW YORK (AP) – Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says women don’t need to ask for a raise. They should just trust the system – one that at technology companies is overwhelmingly male. Nadella spoke Thursday at an event for women in computing held in Phoenix. He was asked to give his advice to…
DetailsA Timeline of the Women’s Rights Movement 1848 – 1998 1848 The world’s first women’s rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, NY, July 19-20. A Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions is debated and signed by 68 women and 32 men, setting the agenda for the women’s rights movement that followed. 1849 Elizabeth Smith Miller…
DetailsWe are watching the situation in Hong Kong closely. Around the world, the United States supports internationally recognized fundamental freedoms, such as freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. We urge the Hong Kong authorities to exercise restraint, and for protestors to express their views peacefully. The United States supports universal suffrage in…
DetailsA PART OF PHOTOS BY WRIC’s VOLUNTEERS On October 11, 2014, Guizhou Province Miao and Sansui County; farmers, students, workers, merchants, taxi drivers and other demonstrations of tens of thousands of people gathered throughout the day, protested the containment of the county government.That night, thousands of protesters were armed. Riot police, closed all roads…
DetailsSource: Women’s Rights in China volunteer Translated by: Qing Zhang Aug 8,2014 Last February, officials escorted Chinese dissident Lin Zhang’s daughter, Anni, away from her elementary school and detained her for several hours. When three activists, Huapin Li, Cheng…
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