Category: News
By Cheuk Kwan, Co-Chair
(more…)Disappearance of Dong Guangping: Government of Vietnam Must Respond to UN Human Rights Experts
February 14, 2023
Reacting to news that the government of Vietnam has failed to respond to urgent questions from three independent United Nations experts seeking clarification about the fate and whereabouts of her father, disappeared Chinese human rights defender Dong Guangping, Katherine Dong said that,
The government of Vietnam continues to torment my family, by refusing to explain why they arrested my father almost six months ago, and what has happened to him since. I had hoped he would be safely reunited with us here in Canada by now, instead we are left to agonize about his safety. We don’t even know where he is. They won’t answer my questions. They won’t answer questions posed by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. Now they refuse to answer the United Nations. This is unacceptable and an affront to international law. Vietnamese officials must answer our simple question, ‘where is Dong Guangping?’
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Hong Kong’s First Visually Impaired Lawyer Seeks Refuge in Canada
香港首位失明律師於加國尋求庇護
Toronto Association for Democracy in China (TADC) announced today that Joy Luk, one of the key figures during the 2019 Hong Kong protests, has arrived safely in Canada.
《多倫多支持中國民運會》向大家發佈一個消息，於 2019 年義無反顧地支持香港反送中運動的陸耀輝小姐 (Joy Luk) 已經安全抵達加拿大。
Joint Statement on the Blatant Attack on Press Freedom in Hong Kong
關於嚴重損害香港新聞自由的聯合聲明
Joint Statement of 18 Canadian organizations on the blatant attack on press freedom in Hong Kong with the arrests of six journalists and executives of Stand News
十八個加拿大團體對拘捕立場新聞编採及管理人員並嚴重損害香港新聞自由的聯合聲明
From Tiananmen Square to Victoria Park: The Long Arm of Beijing
從北京天安門到香港維園：北京的魔爪
Press Release 新聞稿
The Toronto Association for Democracy in China (TADC) strongly condemns the removal of a Tiananmen memorial by Hong Kong University.
多倫多支持中國民運會(TADC)強烈譴責香港大學移除象徵記念六四天安門事件的藝術品國殤之柱。
Open Letter RE: Lululemon’s Presence at the 2022 Beijing Olympics
TO: Calvin McDonald, CEO of Lululemon Athletica, Canada
We are writing this letter on behalf of Canadians in Support of Refugees in Dire Need (CSRDN) and Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP) as well as 25 other Canadian and Humanitarian organizations to express concern around Lululemon’s presence at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.
(more…)Open letter to Mayer Brown law firm RE: Pillar of Shame (with follow up)
We the undersigned, human rights and civil society organizations around the world, respectfully ask the Mayer Brown law firm to rescind their agreement to represent the University of Hong Kong in their attempt to remove the famous “Pillar of Shame’ sculpture from the university’s campus. The sculpture was created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt in 1997 to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.
(more…)4th Anniversary of Liu Xiaobo Passing 劉曉波逝世四周年
Today, July 13 marks the 4th anniversary of Mr. Liu Xiaobo’s passing. The Liu Xiaobo Empty Chair statue in the front lawn of Amnesty International Canadian office reminds us of the powerful legacy that this giant of human rights, the 2010 Nobel Peace Laureate had left behind.
今天是劉曉波逝世四周年紀念日。多倫多支持中國民運會的代表專程前往位於渥太華國際特赦總部的《劉曉波空座椅紀念碑》前獻花，悼念這位至死為推動中國民主而奮鬥的諾貝爾和平獎得主，更藉此宣布本周日舉行「7.21 唔見人」快閃集會。
A Hong Kong immigration bill threatens democratic values, and Canada must defend them
An opinion piece to the Globe and Mail by
Winnie Ng, chairperson of Toronto Association for Democracy in China and
Hassan Yussuff, president of the Canadian Labour Congress
TADC encourage you to write to your MP expressing your concern on the situation and urging the Canadian government to act immediately before it is too late.
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