Kamm Discusses Beijing Olympics and Human Rights in Hong Kong Speech

John Kamm gave a speech entitled "China and the Olympics: Implications for Human Rights and US-China Relations" (requires Microsoft PowerPoint, or you can download a PowerPoint Viewer) during a June 7 luncheon sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.

Click on the following links to view media coverage of the speech. (Links will be updated as new items appear.)

Coverage in English:

• China must tackle Darfur for successful Olympics, says activist (AFP, June 7, 2007)
• Rights activist says China will support Sudan sanctions, cut executions before Olympics (AP via International Herald Tribune, June 7, 2007)
• Rights image haunts China before Games: campaigner (Reuters, June 7, 2007)
• An Olympic Reprieve for China's Convicts (Time, June 11, 2007)
• US Rights Campaigner Says China's Poor Image Could Jeopardize 2008 Olympics (VOA, June 7, 2007)

Coverage in Chinese:

• 中国为奥运成功致力改善国际形像 (美国之音, 2007.6.7)