Excerpted from UNPO:
Human Rights in China has published a special issue of its regular journal, China Rights Forum [CRF], dedicated to "ethnic groups in China".
The December 2006 issue, on "ethnic minority" issues, features articles and poetry by well-known Tibetan writer, Woeser and Amdowa poet Namlo Yak as well as commentary by a Chinese journalist, Chen Weijian, on Tibetans' dangerous journey into exile, and insights into the current situation in Inner Mongolia and East Turkestan (Xinjiang).
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For more information on this issue:
- China Rights Forum No.4 2006:
Ethnic Groups in China - Articles, interviews, HRIC issue briefs, resource list and more focusing on ethnic minorities. - China Rights Forum No.4 2006:
The Iron Dragon has Come - Woeser reveals the sadness behind the celebrations over the inauguration of the new Qinghai-Tibet Railway. - China Rights Forum No.4 2006:
Railway Focuses the World on Tibet - Namlo Yak examines public sentiment on the Internet over the new railway. - China Rights Forum No.4 2006:
Lies that Cannot be Covered by Glaciers - Chen Weijian, a Han Chinese journalist, expresses his condemnation of the Nangpa Pass shooting. - China Rights Forum No.4 2006:
Without a Say: Exclusion from Political Participation - This excerpt from a joint report by Human Rights in China and Minority Rights Group International stresses the importance of genuine political participation as a means of ameliorating ethnic tensions.
