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9 September 2005
CHINA – UNITED STATES
Clinton Urged to Raise Shi Tao Case at
China Internet Summit
China Internet Summit
Human Rights in China (HRIC) and Reporters
Without Borders (RSF) today issued an open letter to former president
Bill Clinton, urging him to raise the case of jailed journalist Shi
Tao and encourage Internet companies, especially Yahoo!, to implement
their human rights obligations.
President Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the 2005 China
Internet Summit, starting on September 10, which brings together CEOs
of leading Internet companies from China. The summit, hosted by
Yahoo!’s new Chinese partner, Alibaba.com, comes just days after a
media outcry over the revelation that Yahoo! Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd.
provided e-mail account information that assisted in the conviction of
Shi Tao, who was sentenced to ten years in prison on April 27 for
"illegally providing state secrets abroad."
President Clinton once predicted that economic development in China
would ultimately bring greater respect for human rights. "President
Clinton should take this important opportunity to underscore the
international human rights obligations of both states and
transnational corporations and other business enterprises.
Companies need to take responsibility for the serious repercussions of
their complicity in maintaining information censorship and repressive
control," said Human Rights in China. "China must honor its
commitments under the Beijing 2008 Olympics Action Plan, including
encouragement of a free and open information society."<!–
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Without Borders (RSF) today issued an open letter to former president
Bill Clinton, urging him to raise the case of jailed journalist Shi
Tao and encourage Internet companies, especially Yahoo!, to implement
their human rights obligations.
President Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the 2005 China
Internet Summit, starting on September 10, which brings together CEOs
of leading Internet companies from China. The summit, hosted by
Yahoo!’s new Chinese partner, Alibaba.com, comes just days after a
media outcry over the revelation that Yahoo! Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd.
provided e-mail account information that assisted in the conviction of
Shi Tao, who was sentenced to ten years in prison on April 27 for
"illegally providing state secrets abroad."
President Clinton once predicted that economic development in China
would ultimately bring greater respect for human rights. "President
Clinton should take this important opportunity to underscore the
international human rights obligations of both states and
transnational corporations and other business enterprises.
Companies need to take responsibility for the serious repercussions of
their complicity in maintaining information censorship and repressive
control," said Human Rights in China. "China must honor its
commitments under the Beijing 2008 Olympics Action Plan, including
encouragement of a free and open information society."<!–
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In 2002, Yahoo! became one of many firms to\r\nvoluntarily sign the "Public Pledge on Self-Discipline for the\r\nChina Internet Industry." Others U.S. companies, such as Microsoft\r\nand Google, have also adapted their services in China in ways that\r\nhave restricted access to information. "The role that Yahoo!\r\nplayed in securing Shi Tao\’s conviction does damage to Yahoo!\’s\r\nbrand name," said Reporter Without Borders. "Internet\r\ncompanies must be open on where they stand with respect to their human\r\nrights obligations; President Clinton is a good ambassador to relay\r\nthis message and has a valuable opportunity this\r\nSaturday."
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Human Rights in China is an international\r\nmonitoring and advocacy non-governmental organization based in New\r\nYork and Hong Kong. Founded in March 1989 by Chinese scientists and\r\nscholars, it conducts research, education and outreach programs to\r\npromote universally recognized human rights and advance the\r\ninstitutional protection of these rights in the People\’s Republic of\r\nChina.
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\r\nReporters Without Borders defends imprisoned journalists and press\r\nfreedom throughout the world, as well as the right to inform the\r\npublic and to be informed, in accordance with Article 19 of the\r\nUniversal Declaration of Human Rights. Reporters Without Borders has\r\nnine national sections, representatives in Abidjan, Bangkok, Istanbul,\r\nMontreal, Moscow, New York, Tokyo and Washington and more than a\r\nhundred correspondents worldwide.
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\r\nReporters Without Borders defends imprisoned journalists and press\r\nfreedom throughout the world, as well as the right to inform the\r\npublic and to be informed, in accordance with Article 19 of the\r\nUniversal Declaration of Human Rights. Reporters Without Borders has\r\nnine national sections, representatives in Abidjan, Bangkok, Istanbul,\r\nMontreal, Moscow, New York, Tokyo and Washington and more than a\r\nhundred correspondents worldwide.
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Bill Clinton doit soulever le cas de Shi\r\nTao lors de la Conférence sur Internet de Shanghai
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\r\nHuman Rights in China et Reporters sans frontières ont adressé\r\naujourd\’hui une lettre à l\’ancien président américain Bill\r\nClinton, lui demandant de soulever le cas du journaliste emprisonné\r\nShi Tao et d\’encourager les entreprises du secteur d\’Internet à\r\nrespecter leurs obligations dans le domaine des droits de\r\nl\’homme.”,1]
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\r\nHuman Rights in China et Reporters sans frontières ont adressé\r\naujourd\’hui une lettre à l\’ancien président américain Bill\r\nClinton, lui demandant de soulever le cas du journaliste emprisonné\r\nShi Tao et d\’encourager les entreprises du secteur d\’Internet à\r\nrespecter leurs obligations dans le domaine des droits de\r\nl\’homme.”,1]
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In 2002, Yahoo! became one of many firms to
voluntarily sign the "Public Pledge on Self-Discipline for the
China Internet Industry." Others U.S. companies, such as Microsoft
and Google, have also adapted their services in China in ways that
have restricted access to information. "The role that Yahoo!
played in securing Shi Tao’s conviction does damage to Yahoo!’s
brand name," said Reporter Without Borders. "Internet
companies must be open on where they stand with respect to their human
rights obligations; President Clinton is a good ambassador to relay
this message and has a valuable opportunity this
Saturday."
voluntarily sign the "Public Pledge on Self-Discipline for the
China Internet Industry." Others U.S. companies, such as Microsoft
and Google, have also adapted their services in China in ways that
have restricted access to information. "The role that Yahoo!
played in securing Shi Tao’s conviction does damage to Yahoo!’s
brand name," said Reporter Without Borders. "Internet
companies must be open on where they stand with respect to their human
rights obligations; President Clinton is a good ambassador to relay
this message and has a valuable opportunity this
Saturday."
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Human Rights in China is an international
monitoring and advocacy non-governmental organization based in New
York and Hong Kong. Founded in March 1989 by Chinese scientists and
scholars, it conducts research, education and outreach programs to
promote universally recognized human rights and advance the
institutional protection of these rights in the People’s Republic of
China.
monitoring and advocacy non-governmental organization based in New
York and Hong Kong. Founded in March 1989 by Chinese scientists and
scholars, it conducts research, education and outreach programs to
promote universally recognized human rights and advance the
institutional protection of these rights in the People’s Republic of
China.
Reporters Without Borders defends imprisoned journalists and press
freedom throughout the world, as well as the right to inform the
public and to be informed, in accordance with Article 19 of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Reporters Without Borders has
nine national sections, representatives in Abidjan, Bangkok, Istanbul,
Montreal, Moscow, New York, Tokyo and Washington and more than a
hundred correspondents worldwide.
Yan Sham-Shackleton Online 