The detentions of Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten highlight the ongoing repression of support for the Dalai Lama in Tibetan monasteries.
Human Rights
Quebec’s Bill 9: When Secularism Treats Religion as a Problem
A sweeping prohibition on prayer, worship, and faith‑based identity in public life raises profound constitutional and human rights concerns
Plato Goes to Beijing: Why Xi Jinping Wants China to Become a World Leader in Greek and Latin Studies
How the CCP weaponizes classic “non-democratic” Western culture to criticize modern Western ideas of human rights and democracy.
A Human Rights Crisis in Taiwan: The Tai Ji Men Case
An international webinar compared what happened to Tai Ji Men with other cases of gross human rights violations.
Tai Ji Men, Human Dignity, and the Natural Law
Defending victims of injustice is not only an act of solidarity but a basic requirement of natural law. This is the lesson the Tai Ji Men case brings to mind.
A Wall of Shame: Why a Memorial for and by Tai Ji Men Is Needed
A reflection on the right to truth for the victims of egregious human rights violations and the ongoing human rights violations in the Tai Ji Men case.
Truth, Memory, and Human Rights in Times of Crisis
Human rights violations do not end when a conflict formally concludes; they are often carried across generations through inherited stories, fears, and silences.
Tai Ji Men in Taiwan: An Unresolved Human Rights Concern
One case, almost three decades, and still a simple, uncomfortable question: what does the Tai Ji Men story tell us about human rights in today’s Taiwan?
Gross Human Rights Violations: From Rwanda to Taiwan
A reflection on the lessons of the 1994 genocide and the ongoing human rights violations in the Tai Ji Men case
China’s New Retirement Plan for Dissidents: Work, Prison, Repay, Repeat
New research shows how authorities have found a new way to punish prisoners of conscience by taking away their earned pensions.