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UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 18
"Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
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Wednesday, March 17, 2004 |
CHINA: Censorship stepped up to target blogging [RFA]
Chinese authorities have closed two sites hosting blogs, in an escalation of Internet censorship that began with a crack down on discussion forums. In targeting blogs - personal pages where Internet-users post their own comments on the news - the government seems determined to claw back the meagre gains of the past few years in terms of individual freedoms. [more]
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THOUSANDS OF PHNOM PENH CHILDREN WORK FOR LITTLE OR NO WAGES [RFA]
The International Labor Organization (ILO) revealed in a recent survey that nearly 28,000 children work in household positions in Cambodia often for seven days a week and for little or no wages, RFA reports. The survey found that 10 percent of children in Phnom Penh between the ages of seven and 17 work in such households. Duties include cooking, cleaning, washing, gardening, or babysitting. [more]
10:31:47 AM
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DISSIDENT: CHINA'S DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT SHOULD FOLLOW TAIWAN'S [RFA]
The pro-democracy movement in China should follow a pattern similar to that in Taiwan during the past 20 years, released Chinese dissident Wang Youcai told RFA in a recent interview. "I think if in future China can take the same sort of direction that Taiwan did, the process under which they set up opposition parties, I think this is the sort of direction to take," Wang told RFA's Mandarin service after being released on medical parole from the Zhejiang No. 1 Prison in Quzhou City. [more]
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