On January 11th, in Paris, the Simone de Beauvoir prize for Women’s freedom 2010 was awarded to two Chinese women, GUO Jianmei 郭健梅, a lawyer in Beijing and Prof. AI Xiaoming 艾晓明 from Sun Zhongshan University (Canton). The Simone de
Some thoughts about the background to the recent events in Urumchi from a sociolinguist’s point of view
Joakim Enwall
Associate Professor
Chinese Language and Culture
Department of Linguistics and Philology
Uppsala University
July 12, 2009
Introduction
Cambodia’s wheel of history rolls on
Alexandra Kent
Senior Researcher
NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Thirty years after the end of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, a ‘hybrid’ war crimes tribunal has finally begun. A mixed team of Cambodian and foreign lawyers have just kicked into motion with the trial of ‘Duch’, the first of five suspects to be tried. The others are Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan, Ieng Thirith, Ieng Sary and Nuon Chea.
Europe and the suffering people of Burma/Myanmar
Timo Kivimäki,
Senior Researcher
NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Rohingyas – the forgotten people of Burma turning up on Thailand´s paradise beaches
Martin Gemzell,
Asia Program Manager
Olof Palme International Center
China’s Charter 08 – a civic call worth noticing
Cecilia Milwertz
Senior researcher
NIAS – Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
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Surrendering to the Impatient?
Human rights in a frenzied time
Norsk-kinesisk menneskerettighetsdialog: mer enn diplomati og formelle møter?
Cecilie Figenschou Bakke
Director, China Programme, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo
Promoting the human rights essence of CSR in China
Mads Holst Jensen
Adviser, Ph.D., The Human Rights & Business Project, The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR)