(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—July 9, 2026) Chinese authorities are proposing an amendment to the Lawyers Law that threatens lawyers’ ability to ensure access to justice. Lawyers will be required to “uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China” and its “socialist rule of law,” while law firms (read more...)
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(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—July 1, 2026) Chinese authorities’ ongoing prosecution of individuals based on their religious belief is marred by multiple violations of fair trial rights. A lawyer representing a detained member of a house church—an unregistered Christian congregation—has been denied access to case files; other lawyers have (read more...)
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(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—June 25, 2026) The Chinese government’s new “ethnic unity” legislation, which comes into effect on July 1, permits violations of human rights, particularly ethnic minorities’ rights to culture and way of life. The new legislation, which was adopted by the National People’s Congress in March (read more...)
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(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—June 2, 2026) Ahead of the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, CHRD pays tribute to the victims and survivors of the Chinese government’s violent military assault against unarmed protesters in 1989. Chinese authorities have never investigated or prosecuted perpetrators, and that impunity emboldens the (read more...)
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(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—May 21, 2026) The Chinese government, schools, and companies are failing to protect some children under 18 from hazardous work conditions and children under 16 from illegal employment, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) said today in a new report. Despite domestic legislation (read more...)
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（人权捍卫者网络，2026年5月21日）非政府组织"人权捍卫者网络"（CHRD）今天发布的报告指出，中国政府部门、职业学校、以及有关企业未切实保护18岁以下未成年人，造成他们在强制实习期间因危险劳工条件受到身心伤害，也没有依法防止有关企业非法雇用16岁以下儿童。尽管中国已制定相关国内法律，并批准加入了多项国际公约，童工问题仍在全国各地许多行业中持续存在。
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