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Chinese Dissident Who Fled To South Korea On Rubber Boat Reaches Canada
Dong Guangping, a 68-year-old former policeman, has been a thorn in Beijing's side for advocating political reform and human rights, and served multiple prison stints over the years.
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China Rejects UN's Claim Of Forcibly Separating Tibetan Kids From Parents
China has denied UN Special Rapporteurs' claim that it has separated one million Tibetan children from their families and has forcibly placed them in boarding schools.
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UN Human Rights Chief's "Potemkin-Style" China Visit Amid Global Backlash
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will begin her China visit from Monday amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region that has invited criticism from right organizations from around the world.
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US Human Rights Report "Slanders, Denigrates" Us, China Says
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected the annual human rights report released by the US Department of State, saying that the document reveals the "hypocrisy and double standards" of the Americans.
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China Accuses UN Rights Chief Of "Inappropriate" Interference Over Hong Kong
China on Saturday accused UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet of "inappropriate" interference in the country's affairs after she called for investigations into alleged excessive use of force by police in Hong Kong.
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A Beauty Queen Speaks Out About China, Causes Tensions At Miss World
Anastasia Lin says her stance on human rights complicates her quest for the crown.
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5 People Killed in 'Mass Shooting' in China
A Chinese villager armed with a double-barrelled hunting gun killed four people, including two police, in northern Hebei province today, state media said, a rare outbreak of gun violence in a country where firearms are tightly controlled.
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China Cites 'Tremendous' Human Rights Progress in Report
China today touted "tremendous achievements" in human rights, citing legal improvements, poverty alleviation, and protections for minorities and freedom of speech, even as campaign groups point to a tough crackdown on dissent and civil society.
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China Terrorism Law Draft a "Licence to Commit Abuses": Human Rights Watch
US advocacy group Human Rights Watch today urged China to revise draft legislation aimed at combating terrorism, saying it was little more than "a licence to commit human rights abuses".
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China Tightens Church Control Ahead of Christmas
Two days before Christmas, members of a rural Christian congregation in the eastern city of Wenzhou welded some pieces of metal into a cross and hoisted it onto the top of their worship hall to replace one that was forcibly removed in October.
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Detained China Human Rights Lawyer Facing 'Inhuman Torment', Wife Says
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer arrested this year has had to endure hours of interrogation and his health has suffered, his wife wrote in a letter released on Friday, calling for his immediate release.
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Angela Merkel Raises Human Rights on China Trip
German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised the issue of human rights publicly in China on Tuesday unlike many Western visitors invoking the fall of the Berlin Wall and telling students their country needed "free dialogue".
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West criticises, China defends human rights record at UN
Western countries accused China on Tuesday of arresting activists, curbing Internet use and suppressing ethnic minorities, as the United Nations formally reviewed its rights record for the first time since Xi Jinping became president.
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Chinese Dissident Who Fled To South Korea On Rubber Boat Reaches Canada
Dong Guangping, a 68-year-old former policeman, has been a thorn in Beijing's side for advocating political reform and human rights, and served multiple prison stints over the years.
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China Rejects UN's Claim Of Forcibly Separating Tibetan Kids From Parents
China has denied UN Special Rapporteurs' claim that it has separated one million Tibetan children from their families and has forcibly placed them in boarding schools.
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UN Human Rights Chief's "Potemkin-Style" China Visit Amid Global Backlash
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will begin her China visit from Monday amid reports of human rights abuses in the northwest region that has invited criticism from right organizations from around the world.
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US Human Rights Report "Slanders, Denigrates" Us, China Says
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected the annual human rights report released by the US Department of State, saying that the document reveals the "hypocrisy and double standards" of the Americans.
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China Accuses UN Rights Chief Of "Inappropriate" Interference Over Hong Kong
China on Saturday accused UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet of "inappropriate" interference in the country's affairs after she called for investigations into alleged excessive use of force by police in Hong Kong.
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A Beauty Queen Speaks Out About China, Causes Tensions At Miss World
Anastasia Lin says her stance on human rights complicates her quest for the crown.
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5 People Killed in 'Mass Shooting' in China
A Chinese villager armed with a double-barrelled hunting gun killed four people, including two police, in northern Hebei province today, state media said, a rare outbreak of gun violence in a country where firearms are tightly controlled.
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China Cites 'Tremendous' Human Rights Progress in Report
China today touted "tremendous achievements" in human rights, citing legal improvements, poverty alleviation, and protections for minorities and freedom of speech, even as campaign groups point to a tough crackdown on dissent and civil society.
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China Terrorism Law Draft a "Licence to Commit Abuses": Human Rights Watch
US advocacy group Human Rights Watch today urged China to revise draft legislation aimed at combating terrorism, saying it was little more than "a licence to commit human rights abuses".
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China Tightens Church Control Ahead of Christmas
Two days before Christmas, members of a rural Christian congregation in the eastern city of Wenzhou welded some pieces of metal into a cross and hoisted it onto the top of their worship hall to replace one that was forcibly removed in October.
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Detained China Human Rights Lawyer Facing 'Inhuman Torment', Wife Says
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer arrested this year has had to endure hours of interrogation and his health has suffered, his wife wrote in a letter released on Friday, calling for his immediate release.
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Angela Merkel Raises Human Rights on China Trip
German Chancellor Angela Merkel raised the issue of human rights publicly in China on Tuesday unlike many Western visitors invoking the fall of the Berlin Wall and telling students their country needed "free dialogue".
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West criticises, China defends human rights record at UN
Western countries accused China on Tuesday of arresting activists, curbing Internet use and suppressing ethnic minorities, as the United Nations formally reviewed its rights record for the first time since Xi Jinping became president.
