New Zealand will be the first developed nation to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China early next month. Amnesty International is not opposed to this or any other FTA, but we are concerned that human rights do not appear to be a feature of the process – despite China’s poor human rights record*.
Which is why Amnesty is urging:
• the Chinese government to commit to improving its human rights record and particularly to end forced labour and child labour practices and allow trade unions to operate freely and independently.
• the New Zealand Government to ensure this country’s human rights reputation, obligations, and its ability to speak out about human rights abuses in China, such as those currently occurring in Tibet, are not compromised when the FTA is signed.
Please take action today.
You can contact the Chinese Embassy (NZ) here if you wish to comment on the events in Tibet.
Or contact Helen Clark here and tell her
Human rights are too valuable to be traded.
Please take action today.
You can contact the Chinese Embassy (NZ) here if you wish to comment on the events in Tibet.
Or contact Helen Clark here and tell her
Human rights are too valuable to be traded.
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