US EditionRights Summit in Zambia Is Canceled After Chinese Pressure to Exclude Taiwanese Activists
Human Rights Watch said China likely pressured Zambia after Taiwanese speakers were invited, and organizers said the summit would not be held in person or online.
- On Friday, organizers Access Now canceled the 14th RightsCon Summit after the Zambian government postponed the event scheduled for May 5-8 in Lusaka, which will not proceed in Zambia or online.
- Zambian-Based media reported the cancellation stemmed from Chinese pressure regarding Taiwanese delegates at the Mulungushi International Convention Center, a "gift" from China built with $60 million in funds.
- Access Now rejected demands to "moderate specific topics and exclude communities at risk, including our Taiwanese participants," leading the group to cancel the summit rather than comply with government conditions.
- More than 2,600 participants were due to attend in Lusaka, with 1,100 registered to join online, representing more than 150 countries affected by the cancellation.
- Under the "One China" principle, Beijing opposes official engagement with Taiwanese representatives, a stance that influences diplomatic relations across Africa as China shapes the digital ecosystem through infrastructure investments.
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Rights Summit Is Off After Reported Chinese Pressure
The US-based organizers of an international human rights conference said they canceled it days before it was to open because China pressured the African host country to exclude Taiwanese activists. Organizers of Access Now, a New York-based advocacy group, said late Friday it had canceled the RightsCon summit in Zambia...
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Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The U.S.-based organizers of an international human rights conference said they canceled it days before it was due to open because China pressured the
Chinese pressure to exclude Taiwanese activists shuts down rights summit
The U.S.-based organizers of an international human rights conference say they have canceled next week's summit in the African nation of Zambia after pressure from China to exclude activists from Taiwan
Advocacy group Access Now says major human rights conference was canceled after Chinese pressure on Zambia
WASHINGTON, May 1 - Advocacy group Access Now said a major human rights conference was canceled at the last minute following pressure from Chinese officials on the government of Zambia. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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