The RightsCon conference, scheduled to bring together more than 5,000 participants in Lusaka, Zambia, from 5 to 8 May, was cancelled in disaster after Chinese diplomats pressured the Zambian government to change the programme and exclude Taiwanese participants.
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The RightsCon conference, scheduled to bring together more than 5,000 participants in Lusaka, Zambia, from 5 to 8 May, was cancelled in disaster after Chinese diplomats pressured the Zambian government to change the programme and exclude Taiwanese participants.