Chinese Human Rights Defenders

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[Briefing] More Entrepreneurs Prosecuted in Crackdown on Outspokenness in Private Sector; HK National Security Crackdown Extends Further
November 24, 2020 No Comment
Activist Zhou Weilin Tried Behind Closed-Doors; Activist Zhang Baocheng Sentenced; Guangzhou National Security Police Launch New Crackdown; Entrepreneur Sun Dawu Detained; Chongqing Businessman Sentenced to 20 Years; Hong Kong Legislators Disqualified, Opposition Resigns; HK National Security Police Enter CUHK Campus; Three Days of Arrests of HK Dissidents
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An open letter to Chinese officials on the status of the Changsha Funeng 3
November 10, 2020 No Comment
We are writing to express deep concern about the well-being of detained social service workers Cheng Yuan (程渊), Liu Dazhi (刘大志) and Wu Gejianxiong (吴葛健雄), who have dedicated themselves to assisting Chinese citizens to exercise their legal rights without discrimination.
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[Briefing] Disappeared Human Rights Lawyer Denied Bail; Hong Kong Politicians and Journalists Arrested
November 5, 2020 No Comment
Disappeared human rights lawyer Chang Weiping will not be released on bail; labor activist Ling Haobo had received an 18-month prison sentence; Hong Kong Police Force arrested 8 pro-democracy politicians and 3 journalists.
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Hong Kong: Police Must Release Activist Held on National Security Charges for Social Media Posts
October 29, 2020 No Comment
Hong Kong authorities must release student activist Tony Chung, who has been charged with “inciting secession” under the new National Security Law.
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[Briefing] Police Forcibly Disappear Rights Lawyer, Activist & Pastor; Publisher Geng Xiaonan Arrested
October 26, 2020 No Comment
Geng Xiaonan Arrested; He Fangmei Disappeared; Chang Weiping Disappeared into RSDL; Pastor Missing; Activist Yuan Bing Forced to Submit to Miometric Data Collection after Prison Release; CCP Official Accused of “Slandering” the Party
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Global Call for Release of 12 Hong Kong Activists and Action from World Governments
October 22, 2020 No Comment
We, the undersigned, condemn the arrest and detention of the 12 Hongkonger activists who are currently being held in incommunicado detention in mainland China, including three who were under 18 years old at the time of their arrest.
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Portraits of Defenders

Research Reports

“A Healthy Society Should Not Have Just One Voice” – China Must End Crackdown on Online Speech in Response to COVID-19

“A Healthy Society Should Not Have Just One Voice” – China Must End Crackdown on Online Speech in Response to COVID-19

April 1, 2020 No Comment

Defending Human Rights in the Era of Dystopia: The Situation of Defenders in China (2019)
February 12, 2020 No Comment
CHRD releases “Defending Rights in a ‘No Rights Zone'”: Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2018)
February 21, 2019 No Comment
China: Massive Numbers of Uyghurs & Other Ethnic Minorities Forced into Re-education Programs
August 3, 2018 No Comment