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16 Sep 2005

Author:
Sir Geoffrey Chandler (Founder Chair of Amnesty International UK Business Group 1991-2001, former Director General of UK National Economic Development Office, former Director of Shell International)

[DOC] Sir Geoffrey Chandler comment on Yahoo!’s response regarding its provision of details to Chinese Government that helped lead to journalist's imprisonment

I am appalled by Yahoo!’s response...Must we therefore expect Yahoo!, apparently lacking principles itself, to follow any practices, however much they may offend against wider considerations of human rights or international standards?

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