Excerpted from Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
"It's not rocket science for any official to realize what it takes for China to be friendly to them is no, no, no criticism," said Sharon Hom, executive director of the New York-based non-profit group Human Rights in China.
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- HRIC Campaign:
Incorporating Responsibility 2008 Take Action Campaign - HRIC Press Statement:
HRIC Denounces Conviction of Prominent Activist Hu Jia - HRIC Press Statement:
Five-Year Sentence of Olympics Critic Not Human Rights Progress - China Rights Forum No. 1, 2008:
One Slogan, Many Meanings: Bring Tibet to the 2008 Games - HRIC Press Advisory:
Petitioners Face Ongoing Abuse - HRIC Trends Bulletin:
Olympics and The Rule of Law: Lawyers in China - HRIC Press Advisory:
With Six-Month Olympic Countdown Looming, HRIC Calls on China to Release Chen Guangcheng - HRIC Press Advisory:
HRIC Launches 2008 Take Action Website and Calls on China to Release Shi Tao - China Rights Forum No. 4, 2007:
The Real Situation in Pre-Olympics China - Teng Biao and Hu Jia give their views about the situation on the ground in the countdown to the Olympics. - China Rights Forum No. 3, 2007:
2008 and Beyond - Articles, interviews, resource list, and campaign information focusing on the 2008 Beijing Olympics. - China Rights Forum No. 2, 2007:
Incorporating Responsibility 2008 - FAQ: Foreign Journalists Operating in China During the 2008 Beijing Olympics
