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‘Free Tibet’ flags made in China, from the BBC 
Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags, media reports say.
The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Workers said they thought they were just making colourful flags and did not realise their meaning.
But then some [...]

Human Rights Cartoon (72): National Self-Determination

The right to self-determination is the right of a state and a people to be sovereign in their territory and the right not to suffer foreign intervention, occupation or aggression. This right is necessary for democracy and human rights, because intervention, occupation and aggression often go hand in hand with violations of human rights and [...]

Human Right Quote (37): China Olympics

A wonderful example of political irony. I just hope it’s irony and not the outcome of our current system of history education.

Human Rights Quote (35): China Olympics

“It kind of bums me out because it’s my first Olympics and maybe my only Olympics, and I might not be able to go to the opening ceremonies.” PHIL DALHAUSSER, American beach-volleyball player, voicing frustration over the politicization of the Beijing games due to China’s controversial rule of Tibet.
What a shameless expression of egoism. “I [...]

Human Rights Cartoon (67): Intervention

Violations of human rights must be countered by way of international intervention of one kind or another. This intervention in the internal affairs of states may take place without the consent of the state where the intervention takes place, especially when this state is the primary violator. However, it must also take place when violations [...]

Human Rights Quote (32): China Olympics

To our knowledge, the next plan of the Tibetan independence forces is to organize suicide squads to launch violent attacks. They claimed that they fear neither bloodshed nor sacrifice. WU HEPING, China’s Public Security Bureau spokesman
First it was anti-communism, then it was “Asian values”, then economic stability and progress, and now TERRORISM. A list of [...]

Human Rights Cartoon (63b): China and Tibet

(copyright Michael Ramirez, http://www.investors.com/editorial/cartoon.asp)

Human Rights Cartoon (63a): China and Tibet

(copyright Mike Luckovich, http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/luckovich/)
It is unacceptable that countries intervene only when their economic, strategic or other interests are at stake, or that they do not intervene when abstention better serves their interests. Some countries in particular can use economic sensibilities to escape even condemnation. China is a notorious example of a country with such an [...]

Human Rights Cartoon (62): China and Tibet

Human Rights Quote (31): China Olympics

“Stop exercising double standards on human rights issues and wrongly meddling in the internal affairs of other countries”, QIN GANG, official stooge (aka Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman), accusing the U.S. of double standards over human rights in response to a U.S. report labeling Beijing an authoritarian regime.
“Double standards“, “internal affairs” blablabla. The tired mantra and [...]