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Oct 16 2013 8:57AM
CHRD Suggestions for UPR Recommendations to China

CHRD Suggestions for UPR Recommendations to China Universal Periodic Review, China, Second Cycle Human Rights Council, October 22, 2013 Chinese Human Rights Defenders (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 15, 2013) – In the run-up...

Oct 7 2013 7:24PM
China Must Stop Excluding Civil Society From UN Human Rights Review

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – October 7, 2013) – Two weeks before China undergoes a UN human rights review known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Beijing police once again suppressed demonstrations demanding civil society’s...

Oct 3 2013 5:33PM
[CHRB] Missing Activist Cao Shunli Reportedly Detained on Order of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (9/26-10/2, 2013)

China Human Rights Briefing September 26-October 2, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Updates on Crackdown on Peaceful Assembly & Association Activist Cao Shunli Reportedly Under Criminal Detention on Order of Ministry of Foreign...

Sep 25 2013 6:27AM
China: Halt Imminent Execution of Xia Junfeng

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – September 24, 2013) – The Chinese government must halt the imminent execution of Mr. Xia Junfeng (夏俊峰), a street vendor who was convicted of “intentional homicide” and sentenced to death for killing...

Sep 25 2013 6:23AM
Two Activists Sentenced After One Year in Detention

China Human Rights Briefing September 12-19, 2013 View this issue on CHRD ’s website. Contents Arbitrary Detention Two Shanghai Activists Sent to Prison for Rights Activism Three Monks Sentenced to Prison in Sichuan Updates on...

Sep 25 2013 6:20AM
Chinese Authorities Block Two Activists From Attending Training on UN Human Rights Mechanisms, Disappear One

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 17, 2013) – Authorities in China have stopped two activists from boarding their flights for a training on UN human rights mechanisms in Geneva, and one of them has since been disappeared after...

Sep 25 2013 6:13AM
Civil Society Supporter Wang Gongquan Criminally Detained in Crackdown

Chinese Human Rights Briefing September 13, 2013 Arbitrary Detention Wang Gongquan, Government Critic & Supporter of New Citizens’ Movement, Criminally Detained in Crackdown On September 13, Wang Gongquan (王功权), a prominent...

Sep 25 2013 6:11AM
Judicial Authorities Lend Support to Government Crackdown on Online Expression

China Human Rights Briefing September 6-11, 2013 View this issue on CHRD ’s website. Contents Arbitrary Detention Yunnan Activist Criminally Detained Following Detention of Two Colleagues Law & Policy Watch Judicial Authorities...

Sep 25 2013 6:09AM
China: The Widening Attack on Rights Activism

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 10, 2013) – Chinese authorities have criminally detained two more activists involved in peaceful assembly while rounding up hundreds of microbloggers, as part of the government’s assault on...

Sep 25 2013 6:07AM
“Chinese Citizens vs. The Government” Over Participation in Universal Periodic Review

China Human Rights Briefing August 29-September 5, 2013 Contents UPR Watch Court Ruling Shields Official Refusal to Disclose Information on UPR Arbitrary Detention Police in Yunnan Detain Individuals Linked to Company Founded by...

Sep 4 2013 7:27PM
CHRD Releases Report on Rights of the Child in China: “‘Flowers of the Country’: Mistreated and Abused”

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 3, 2013) – Three weeks before the UN review of China’s record in protecting the rights of the child (September 26-27), Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) has released its own report on the...

Aug 29 2013 4:24PM
[CHRB] Law Professor Suspended in Reprisal for Representing Detained Activists (8/22-28, 2013)

China Human Rights Briefing August 22-28, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Updates on Crackdown on Peaceful Assembly & Association Activist Xu Zhiyong Formally Arrested; 3 Others Arrested, Criminally Detained Arrested Jiangxi Activist...

Aug 22 2013 8:42PM
[CHRB] Activist Guo Feixiong Detained in Crackdown as Known Arrests Reach 25 (8/15-21, 2013)

[CHRB] Activist Guo Feixiong Detained in Crackdown as Known Arrests Reach 25 (8/15-21, 2013) Aug 22, 2013 • 12:40 am China Human Rights Briefing August 15-21, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Updates on Crackdown: Activist Guo...

Aug 15 2013 10:44AM
[CHRB] More Activists Detained for Peaceful Assembly & Association (8/8-8/14, 2013)

China Human Rights Briefing August 8-14, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Update: More Detentions in Ongoing Crackdown on Freedom of Assembly & Association Hangzhou Activist Criminally Detained for “Obstructing Official Business”...

Aug 8 2013 8:37AM
[CHRB] Activist Now Detained One Year for Seeking Participation in UPR (8/1-7, 2013)

China Human Rights Briefing August 1-7, 2013 UPR Watch No Verdict Announced 2 Months After Trial of Activist Peng Lanlan, Detained for Seeking Participation in China’s UPR Arbitrary Detention Five Tibetans Sentenced for Alleged...

Aug 3 2013 6:36PM
[CHRB] More Than 30 Petitioners Detained for Joining Anti-Corruption Campaign (7/26-31, 2013)

China Human Rights Briefing July 26-31, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention More Than 30 Petitioners Seized for Supporting Anti-Corruption Campaign Activist Detained in Guangdong in Apparent Retaliation for Lawsuit Torture and Other...

Jul 28 2013 8:17PM
[CHRB] Activists Detained, Disappeared, and Tortured After They Uncovered Illegal Detention Cell

China Human Rights Briefing July 19 -25, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders 16 Activists in Police Custody After Uncovering “Black Jail” Activist Zhang Lin Criminally Detained for...

Jul 18 2013 3:30PM
Deprivation of Liberty and Torture/Other Mistreatment of Human Rights Defenders in China (Partial data, last updated on June 30)

This partial data has been compiled by Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD). It is based on information collected from reports by human rights organizations working in mainland China. Launched in March 2013, this data documentation...

Jul 18 2013 2:34PM
Individuals Detained in Crackdown on Peaceful Assembly, Free Expression

Updated: July 17, 2013 Since late March of 2013, Chinese police have taken into custody activists, lawyers, and other citizens in a crackdown triggered by an advocacy campaign waged against official corruption and other politically...

Jul 18 2013 2:29PM
China: End Escalating Crackdown Criminalizing Peaceful Assembly and Free Expression

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 17, 2013) – CHRD has confirmed that Xu Zhiyong (许志永), a leading activist pushing for constitutional democracy and rule-of-law reform, was criminally detained on suspicion of “gathering a crowd to...

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