On Wednesday, January 18th, the Laogai Research Foundation will host a press conference at The National Press Club for Chinese dissident writer Yu Jie. The press conference will give Yu a chance to address the media with his story of imprisonment and torture, his family’s life under year-long house arrest and 24-hour surveillance, and their [...]
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Harry Wu congratulates human rights champion Rep. Frank Wolf on his book “Prisoner of Conscience”
Posted: January 13, 2012 in Laogai NewsLaogai Research Foundation executive director Harry Wu made a visit to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC, to congratulate his friend Congressman Frank Wolf on the release of his new book, Prisoner of Conscience. At the press release, Rep. Wolf condemned Chinese human rights abuse, especially regarding the Laogai system and organ harvesting, while Harry Wu contributed with [...]
Laogai Museum founder visits DC Czech Embassy to honor the late Vaclav Havel
Posted: December 20, 2011 in Laogai NewsLaogai Research Foundation founder and executive director Harry Wu paid a visit today to the Czech Embassy in Washington, DC, to offer condolences on the death of Vaclav Havel. The former president of the Czech Republic passed away on Saturday, 17 December 2012. Harry was saddened to hear of the death of such an advocate for truth, democracy and [...]
Hypocrisy: Cisco Issues 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Posted: December 9, 2011 in Laogai NewsCisco on Wednesday released its seventh annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report (see Market Watch press release), detailing how the company “applies its expertise, technology and partnership strategies to address environmental, social and governance issues,” and laying out its 2012 objectives. The report trumpets that “in 2011, Cisco was included on Ethisphere’s list of the World’s [...]
Laogai Museum founder Harry Wu spoke last night at a meeting of the Oxfam Club at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County. The group of undergraduate students are members of UMBC’s chapter of Oxfam America. According to its website, Oxfam America is “an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and [...]
Hello everybody! October has been a busy month, and we at the Laogai Museum are happy to say that we have been visited by several student groups this fall. The tour groups, which have ranged from high school freshman to Annapolis Naval Academy language students, came to our new Dupont Circle location to gain a [...]
