[asia-apec 1817] Rights Group blasts Nortel in China

[csamdup at ichrdd.ca]

A new report released by the Montreal-based organization, Rights &
Democracy, reveals that the Canadian telecommunications giant Nortel
Networks may be contributing to human rights violations in the People's
Republic of China.  The report entitled "China's Golden Shield:
Corporations and the Development of Surveillance Technology in the Peoples
Republic of China",  points specifically to new technology launched in
Shanghai during the APEC Leader's Meeting.

For a copy of the full report in English and in Chinese, please visit
http://www.ichrdd.ca.  Hard copies of the report are available by sending a
request by email to publications at ichrdd.ca.

Carole Samdup
Globalisation and Human Rights Programme
Rights & Democracy
1001,  de Maisonneuve East, Suite 1100
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H2L 4P9