In the annual report on the situation of human rights in the world dedicated to 2010, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, decried the increase in reported abuses in China in recent months. Hillary was "deeply concerned" about the arrest of dozens of people, including lawyers, writers, activists and artists, since last February.
"We have seen that there is a negative trend that seems to have deteriorated further during the first part of 2011," Hillary said at the press conference presenting the document, more than 7,000 pages, and devotes a section different from one house the 194 existing countries. Hillary mentioned as an example of the renewed human rights violations in China to the arrest last Sunday of the artist Ai Weiwei and democracy activist he was about to board a flight heading to Hong Kong.
The report indicates that human rights violations in 2010 were intensified especially following the granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo. In addition to pointing to increased harassment of NGOs, and restrictions on freedom of expression, both in traditional and online media, the paper notes that a "severe repression" in Tibet and Xinjiang regions.
One of the most interesting of the report is its assessment of the situation in the Arab world, shaken by the revolt of democracy. "Right now, we can not predict the outcome of these changes, and do not know what will be the lasting impact of [the riots] in the coming years," reads the text, which warns that the U.S.
should not assume the triumph of the popular drive in favor of democracy. The political turmoil in the Middle East is one of the examples cited by the State Department to argue that there has been an "explosion" of human rights organizations in the world, and NGOs to promote democratization in countries under autocratic regimes .
In this regard, urges the Egyptian authorities to lift the emergency law in force since 1981. "We are witnessing the popular demands for greater political participation substantive, fundamental freedoms, and economic opportunity. These claims are deep, and are driven by new activists, many of them young," reads the text.
However, the tone is always optimistic, as the increased demands for freedom have been accompanied in many countries an increase in repression by dictatorial regimes. It makes special mention of the importance of the Internet, both for their use activists, and by the greater desire for control of the authorities. 
"We have seen that there is a negative trend that seems to have deteriorated further during the first part of 2011," Hillary said at the press conference presenting the document, more than 7,000 pages, and devotes a section different from one house the 194 existing countries. Hillary mentioned as an example of the renewed human rights violations in China to the arrest last Sunday of the artist Ai Weiwei and democracy activist he was about to board a flight heading to Hong Kong.
The report indicates that human rights violations in 2010 were intensified especially following the granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo. In addition to pointing to increased harassment of NGOs, and restrictions on freedom of expression, both in traditional and online media, the paper notes that a "severe repression" in Tibet and Xinjiang regions.
One of the most interesting of the report is its assessment of the situation in the Arab world, shaken by the revolt of democracy. "Right now, we can not predict the outcome of these changes, and do not know what will be the lasting impact of [the riots] in the coming years," reads the text, which warns that the U.S.
should not assume the triumph of the popular drive in favor of democracy. The political turmoil in the Middle East is one of the examples cited by the State Department to argue that there has been an "explosion" of human rights organizations in the world, and NGOs to promote democratization in countries under autocratic regimes .
In this regard, urges the Egyptian authorities to lift the emergency law in force since 1981. "We are witnessing the popular demands for greater political participation substantive, fundamental freedoms, and economic opportunity. These claims are deep, and are driven by new activists, many of them young," reads the text.
However, the tone is always optimistic, as the increased demands for freedom have been accompanied in many countries an increase in repression by dictatorial regimes. It makes special mention of the importance of the Internet, both for their use activists, and by the greater desire for control of the authorities.
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