Share I hope Harper and gang must remember what they’ve done to human rights at the UN level next time they point a finger to China, though they have stopped doing that for some time now, especially after the economic downturn beginning late last year. I’m getting more and more uneasy when I see them [...]
Share Guest blogger: Bill Chu, Chair, Canadians for Reconciliation To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. On February 4, the GCP has an article by Ding Guo who is apparently puzzled by the homeless problem. For readers who emigrated from the former colony of Hong Kong, we [...]
Share Kudos to the BC Human Rights Tribunal! There was one incident happened in my office a couple of years back that a new employee tried to preach rupture to colleagues. When he approached me, I straightforwardly told him not to talk God to me as I don’t appreciate the religion very much (I was [...]
Share Hong Kong’s pride. Yesterday, 45,000 Hong Kongers attended the annual June 4th Massacre anniversary vigil in Victoria Park. It’s not easy to be so insistent. After all, it was 19 years ago. Proud of you, Hong Kongers. Tags: Hong Kong, human rights, Tiananmen Massacre
Share Xinhua – The European Parliament (EP) approved on Thursday a resolution on Justice for the “Comfort Women,” women forced into sex slavery in Asia before and during World War II by Japanese Imperial Army, urging the Japanese government to formally apologize and compensate for the victims and their families. After a debate at a [...]
Share Xinhua – People across China, particularly in Nanjing City, gathered on Thursday to mourn the victims of the Nanjing Massacre, murdered by invading Japanese soldiers 70 years ago, and to wish for eternal peace in the world. The bell tolled and Nanjing was in grief as nearly 10,000 people gathered in the eastern Chinese [...]
Share CP – Canadian actor Olivia Cheng developed such a strong passion for her role in the docudrama “Iris Chang, the Rape of Nanking,” she now feels she’s practically following in Chang’s footsteps. “I didn’t ask for it but just in the questions that people ask and what they speak of, it’s just like I’ve [...]
Share NJ.com – The Japanese lost World War II. But they might have won the peace. Their allies in Germany continue to confront their own guilt. Even those nations that fought for democracy still struggle with the decisions they made to win that war. Symposia are still held on the firebombing of Dresden. No American [...]
Share The Montreal Gazette – It was 70 years ago today that one of the most numbing atrocities in history took place. Japanese forces invaded the Chinese city of Nanking and raped, tortured and murdered almost 300,000 Chinese women, children and soldiers in what is now referred to as the Rape of Nanking. As indicated [...]
Share CP – Conservative wavering on the world stage has risked Canada’s reputation as a human-rights champion, Amnesty International says in a report released Monday. The report – Canada and the International Protection of Human Rights: An Erosion of Leadership? – slams the federal government on several fronts. It cites Ottawa’s sudden refusal last month [...]
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