IBT, 26 December 2012
Japan’s new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who is considered a “hawk” on foreign policy issues, especially China, is assuming office amid tensions over territorial disputes.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND — China’s increasing assertiveness about disputed territory in the South China Sea is posing a major challenge to unity in the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations.
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19 December 2012
Contact: World Uyghur Congresswww.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 or[email protected]
Three years ago today, 20 Uyghur refugees were deported to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from Cambodia amidst widespread condemnation after repeated calls of concern for their safety resulting from past evidence of mistreatment of returned refugees and general human rights concerns went unmet. Those fears were proved to have been warranted as 17 remain detained and sentenced to harsh terms of imprisonment following closed trials lacking any due process, nor meeting accepted international legal norms.
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Press Release – For immediate release
18 December 2012
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]
Twenty years after its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly, the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities continues to serve as a benchmark towards which States should aim in order to guarantee the flourishment of their respective minority communities. The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) greatly welcomes the 20th year of this milestone declaration, though it calls on the international community to do more to ensure the universality of its implementation, including in the People’s Republic of China.
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