Category Archives: Human Rights

Seriously, the Chinese aren’t okay with aborting their baby girls.

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on May 31, 2010. Filed under China, Human Rights. 1 Comment.
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At base, I have trouble believing that millions of parents in a culture that's family centered would do that to their babies. I have said as much in the past. There are lots of other explanations available, and the Telegraph reports on one today - the Chinese are having the girls but not reporting them, thereby skewing official numbers.

NGOs in China: Room for more freedom or are the rules set in stone?

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on May 4, 2010. Filed under China, Human Rights. 2 Comments.
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If there has been a change between 2009 and today that forced the government to instill greater regulations, I suspect that it could simply be the case that a greater number of GONGOs along with faltering job prospects in the private sector have spawned many copycat, illegally operating NGOs. It's these, potentially Nigerian Prince type organizations that the government would be interested in regulating.

Blood Money: Why Blood Transfusions Are So Dirty in China

Written by Bradley Hoath. Posted on April 27, 2010. Filed under China, Human Rights, News Items, Public Health. 2 Comments.
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During the 1980s, in the United States, Canada, Japan and France thousands of people who underwent blood transfusions were infected with the HIV/AIDS virus. Subsequent national investigations into these scandals revealed that blood collection agencies were under-regulated and ripe with corruption. After approximately five years, increases in government oversight of these agencies and improved blood collection [...]

America’s Abortion Debate is infecting China’s

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on March 15, 2010. Filed under Asia, NOT-China, China, Human Rights, Public Health. 2 Comments.
Radical politicization, hysteria fueled violence, and stalemate defines America’s abortion debate. In turn, and owing in part to historical considerations, China’s ruling elites view the debate as composed of inherently destabilizing forces that must be precluded from interrupting the harmony of Chinese society. Where technology has made it easier to bring the basic tenets of our debate directly to the Chinese people, the Pro-Lifer’s and Pro-Choicer’s insistence on waging ideological Realpolitik has negated any such gains by overshadowing and stigmatizing some of our most important humanitarian insights into pre-natal life.

Sex in China – Top 10 reasons not to visit a prostitute

Written by Damjan Denoble. Posted on March 13, 2010. Filed under China, Human Rights, News Items. 24 Comments.
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There's an awful lot of common sense reasons not to frequent prostitutes while going abroad. There's quite a few more not to do it in a place where you don't speak the language. We just happened to be most knowledgeable about why one should not to do it while in China. Here is our top 10. Added suggestions are welcome.