Canada rejects UN human rights recommendations
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 saying things like “Canada does not accept recommendation 30″ etc etc…. Just like HK’s chief executive Donald Tsang cannot... [Read More...]
[GB] Rethinking the homeless problem
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 grew up in a colonial system where political participation or hope was absent. The only hope given was the freedom to make money for the... [Read More...]
Papa don’t preach
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 kind enough not to say I’m disgusted). I said I would never talk to him again if he kept preaching to me. But I’ve seen him preaching very hard... [Read More...]
Photo – June 4th anniversary
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. Read More →
European Parliament passes resolution on justice for ‘Comfort Women’
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 session in Strasbourg, France, 57 representatives of MEPs passed the resolution with 54 in favor and3 abstentions. The... [Read More...]
China mourns for victims of Nanjing Massacre, wishes for eternal peace
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 city at 10:00 a.m. to mourn the 300,000 lives killed by the Japanese invaders 70 years ago. The rally was held at a square in... [Read More...]
Olivia Cheng continuing legacy with ‘Iris Chang, the Rape of Nanking’
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 inadvertently stepped into kind of carrying on (Iris Chang’s) legacy,” Cheng said in... [Read More...]
Breaking the silence on atrocity in the East
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 August goes by without soul-searching essays on the decision to drop the bomb. But somehow Japan emerged with much of its past, and crimes,... [Read More...]
Film remembers writer who insisted Nanking not be forgotten
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 in an op-ed piece by Gary Evans in Monday’s Gazette, Japanese authorities have never publicly acknowledged these atrocities, let... [Read More...]
Canada losing title as human rights champion: Amnesty
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 to fight the death penalty in all cases; its vote against a United Nations... [Read More...]
