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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Korea For those wanting to know what is going on re human rights in Korea, North and South, look no further than the Amnesty International's annual report.There is also a link to the Utube channel with some video footage. Computer I just got a new computer. My last computer was purchased to get me through my last university degree. It was time to update - I've gone for a mac so I have a bit of learning to do. For example, where is the delete key? It is very lovely and apparently it has more than a few bells and whistles.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
why is it always so busy? Happily it is a long weekend. I came up with a plan of getting up early 2-3 mornings a week to try and get through the seemingly endless things I need to get done outside of work. This seems to have been fruitless - the list seems no shorter but I am way more tired. We haven't been shopping for food for three weeks. I hate junk food and packaged dinners. It was my birthday on Wednesday - another year gone, just gone! Thursday, May 15, 2008
Gagging of the Press A bit late but, the Freedom of the Press 2008 notes that North Korea "remained the most repressive media environment in the world in 2007". Further stating that "Under the penal code, listening to foreign broadcasts and possessing dissident publications is a “crime against the state” and carries harsh punishments, including hard labor, prisons sentences and the death penalty."North Korea marginally beat the heavily repressive regime of Myanmar to secure the not-at-all coveted last place position on the list. A fully deserved ranking. Thursday, May 08, 2008
Beef The weirdest thing about the current frenzy in South Korea regarding mad cow is that it appears that Koreans believe that its contagious and/or airborne. If they are worried about contaminated meat, why don't they just stop eating beef until the matter is resolved? Surely that would be way simpler and more effective in getting the point across than candlelight vigil. Migrant Workers Trade Union As usual, Two Koreas has the latest information on the South Korean Government's crackdown against the Migrant Workers' Trade Union. Speaking of migrant workers, yesterday South Korea was reviewed by the new Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review process. These are being web cast live and I watched a bit. Migrant workers easily dominated the issues being raised. (Japan is being reviewed on Friday for those interested.)
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