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March 5, 2010
What is Democracy?

Democracy is a system of political governance whose decision-making power is subject to the controlling influence of citizens who are considered political equals.

May 12, 2010
Vietnam Human Rights Day 2010

The 16th Annual Commemoration of Vietnam Human Rights Day will be held on May 11, 2010 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC.

May 10, 2010
Congressional Ceremony to Commemorate Vietnam Human Rights Day May 11, 2010

On Tuesday, May 11, 2010 a ceremony on Capitol Hill will call attention to the dismal human rights conditions in Vietnam.  This event, held in the Dirksen Senate Building (Room 106) from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., will commemorate the anniversary of the U.S. House-Senate Joint Resolution SJ 168 designating May 11th as the Vietnam Human Rights Day.

April 4, 2010
State Department Urged to Counter Chinas Internet Policies, Part 1

Representatives from Google and The Go Daddy Group spoke of the increasing difficulties in doing business in China without becoming complicit in its censorship on the Internet and monitoring of its citizens’ free expressions on the Internet.

April 3, 2010
Asian Countries Blame Chinese Dams for Drought

International tensions are heightening as five provinces in Southwestern China as well as a number of countries in Southeast Asia are experiencing a crippling drought.

March 19, 2010
North Korea Shuns UN Recommendations On Improving Human Rights Record

Korea has rejected a slew of recommendations made by the United Nations for improving its "appalling" human rights record

March 13, 2010
Malaysia arrests minorities fleeing Myanmar

(CNN) -- Malaysian authorities have arrested a boatload of ethnic minorities fleeing Myanmar off the holiday island of Langkawi.

March 12, 2010
When the Mekong runs dry

VIENTIANE - Low water levels on the upper Mekong River have renewed criticism over hydropower dams China has erected on the waterway's upper reaches.

March 10, 2010
US lawmakers seek action on Internet freedom

WASHINGTON — US lawmakers from the two major parties on Tuesday issued a joint call for government action to ensure Internet freedom overseas amid alarm at China's cyber-censorship.

March 5, 2010
Human rights group sounds alarm over Thai mass deportation plan

Bangkok - The non-governmental organization Human Rights Watch on Tuesday criticised the Thai government's plan to deport migrant workers to neighboring countries if they miss a registration deadline.

March 5, 2010
Internet Freedom

Now, just as these technologies must not be used to punish peaceful political speech, they must also not be used to persecute or silence religious minorities. Now, prayers will always travel on higher networks.

March 5, 2010
LAOS: Thousands risk losing livelihoods in wetlands development

VIENTIANE, 2 March 2010 (IRIN) - Thousands of people living in a fertile wetland on the edge of Vientiane may lose their livelihoods and be relocated as part of the capital's urbanization plans, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says.

March 5, 2010
Remarks on Internet Freedom

The internet has already been a source of tremendous progress in China, and it is fabulous. There are so many people in China now online. But countries that restrict free access to information or violate the basic rights of internet users risk walling themselves off from the progress of the next century.

March 5, 2010
Remarks on Internet Freedom

The internet has already been a source of tremendous progress in China, and it is fabulous. There are so many people in China now online. But countries that restrict free access to information or violate the basic rights of internet users risk walling themselves off from the progress of the next century.

March 5, 2010
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

China was awarded to host the Olympics by the International Olympics Committee at the beginning of this century with the expectation that China would improve its human rights. Events and reports proved that China's human rights record did not improve but rather rapidly worsened prior to and during the Games.