Winter 2008 Issue of Dialogue Newsletter Published

The Winter 2008 issue of Dui Hua's newsletter, Dialogue, is now available. The lead article examines human rights territory—the defense of environmental rights—that will only grow in importance as China tackles ecological problems that bear serious legal ramifications. Coverage of Dui Hua’s program trip to China offers close-up accounts of staff presentations to officials and scholars. The foundation hopes such activities will lead to a further opening of channels for exchange on legal and criminal justice issues with Chinese partners.

This Dialogue discusses the release of the last individual known to Dui Hua who was imprisoned for non-violent political acts during the pro-democracy demonstrations of 1989. More research findings touch on an increase in state security arrests and a lost appeal to overturn convictions handed down in 2007 after a “mass incident” in southern China.

The current issue also runs down Dui Hua's busy close to 2007, with, among other news, the “Making a Difference” feature on Executive Director John Kamm on NBC Nightly News and the foundation’s co-sponsorship of a seminar by a Swedish ambassador.

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