For those involved in the battle for human rights in China, the images of June 4th, 1989 remain vivid and heartbraking- the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Yet with China’s booming economy and rising global standing, the call for human rights in China often gets muffled as it is increasingly overshadowed by issues deemed strategically ‘more important’…
Month: May 2011
Authors Discuss Global Impact of Slavery
On Thursday, April 28th, the Laogai Museum hosted authors Marjorie Gann and Janet Willen for the launch of their new book, Five Thousand Years of Slavery. The book chronicles the history of slavery around the world and is a chilling reminder that this crime against humanity continues to exist today. The book is written in…