John Kamm Speaks at Human Rights Press Awards in Hong Kong
[Edited 3/29/08]
Executive Director John Kamm was the Awards Ceremony Guest Speaker for the 12th Annual Human Rights Press Awards at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong on March 29.
Kamm's speech, "China's June Fourth Prisoners: The Long Road to Justice," addressed the cases of individuals detained in the “counterrevolutionary riots" that occurred throughout China in 1989. In appealing for the release of the prisoners, Kamm offered details on several cases, touched on the role of journalists and researchers in making known the names of political prisoners, and linked a range of human rights concerns to current choices and opportunities of importance to China and the world.
The Human Rights Press Awards are co-organized by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Journalists Association, and Amnesty International Hong Kong.
Executive Director John Kamm was the Awards Ceremony Guest Speaker for the 12th Annual Human Rights Press Awards at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong on March 29.
Kamm's speech, "China's June Fourth Prisoners: The Long Road to Justice," addressed the cases of individuals detained in the “counterrevolutionary riots" that occurred throughout China in 1989. In appealing for the release of the prisoners, Kamm offered details on several cases, touched on the role of journalists and researchers in making known the names of political prisoners, and linked a range of human rights concerns to current choices and opportunities of importance to China and the world.
The Human Rights Press Awards are co-organized by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Journalists Association, and Amnesty International Hong Kong.
posted by The Dui Hua Foundation at Saturday, March 29, 2008
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