Human Rights in China (HRIC) has launched a campaign to put human rights on the agenda of Fortune magazine's 1999 Global Forum. Entitled "China: The Next 50 Years," the conference opened in Shanghai on September 27, with the issue of human rights glaringly absent from the program. The omission occurs despite Human Rights in China's repeated appeals to Fortune editors, Time Warner executives and business leaders who are attending the conference. As the forum is in progress through September 29, Human Rights in China (HRIC) continues to call upon conference participants to raise the issue of human rights in their discussions.

HRIC'S FORTUNE APPEAL IS THE SUBJECT OF INSIDE CHINA TODAY'S POLL ON WHETHER HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD BE ON THE AGENDA OF BUSINESSES.

VISIT THE INSIDE CHINA TODAY SITE SO YOUR VOTE IS COUNTED!

http://www.insidechina.com/

[Once on the site, click on the circle that appears before your choice (Yes!), then click "Vote."]

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Inside China Today is "the Web's most authoritative source on the world's most populous country." Aimed at China watchers, "international business leaders and world travelers'inside China Today offers a daily stream of news analysis, commentary and culture, and inside information not found anywhere else."

For more information on HRIC's Fortune Appeal, visit HRIC's website at:

http://www.hrichina.org

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