China Human Rights Briefing February 16-28, 2009

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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots February 16-28, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS While US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly slighted human rights issues in statements made during her first visit to China, Beijing police were hard at work behind the scenes, cracking down on both longtime (read more…)

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Petitioner Detained and Beaten for Attempting to Appeal to Clinton

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Petitioner Detained and Beaten for Attempting to Appeal to Clinton (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 27, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Wang Shixiang (王士祥), a petitioner and former business owner from Tongcheng City, Anhui Province, was beaten and detained for attempting to appeal to US Secretary of State Hillary (read more…)

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Five Detained for Organizing Factory Sit-in in Chongqing; Six Injured during Workers Demonstration in Sichuan Province

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Five Detained for Organizing Factory Sit-in in Chongqing; Six Injured during Workers Demonstration in Sichuan Province(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 25, 2009) – CHRD learned today that five workers at a silk factory, Tongliang County, Chongqing Municipality, have been detained for organizing a factory sit-in. The workers are representatives of (read more…)

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Incarcerated Activist Denied Care, in Grave Condition

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Incarcerated Activist Denied Care, in Grave Condition (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 25, 2009)- CHRD learned recently that Wang Guilan (王桂兰), an incarcerated petitioner and activist from Enshi City, Hubei Province, is in need of immediate medical attention as she suffers from a serious infection of burn wounds as well (read more…)

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Retired Judge in Xinjiang Detained for Advocating Health Rights of Veterans

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Retired Judge in Xinjiang Detained for Advocating Health Rights of Veterans (Chinese Human Rights Defenders—February 23, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Huang Yunmin (黄云敏), a retired judge in Xinjiang who has advocated for the health-related rights of veterans, has been detained on suspicion of “possession of guns” since February (read more…)

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Law Firm Punished for Advocating Direct Elections of Lawyers Association

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Law Firm Punished for Advocating Direct Elections of Lawyers Association (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 18, 2009)- Beijing’s Yitong Law Firm (北京忆通律师事务所) was notified that it would be forced to close for six months for “re-organization” by the Beijing Haidian District Bureau of Justice on February 17, 2009. Lawyers at (read more…)

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China Human Rights Briefing February 1-15, 2009

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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots February 1-15, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS – While the Chinese government’s human rights record was reviewed during the Fourth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on February 9 and 11, rights abuses went on as usual (read more…)

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Lawyer for Liu Xiaobo Submits Formal Request Demanding Details of Activist’s Detention

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Lawyer for Liu Xiaobo Submits Formal Request Demanding Details of Activist’s Detention (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 11, 2009) – This morning, Shang Baojun (尚宝军), a lawyer for detained activist Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) from Mo Shaoping (莫少平) law firm, submitted a formal request at the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (read more…)

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Chinese Activists Urge Clinton to Raise Rights Concerns on Her First China Trip

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Chinese Activists Urge Clinton to Raise Rights Concerns on Her First China Trip (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 11, 2009) – Chinese human rights activists affiliated with the network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders sent a letter to Secretary of State Clinton today asking her to raise a number of (read more…)

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UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review of China: Summary, Analysis, and Suggestions for Follow-up

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UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review of China: Summary, Analysis, and Suggestions for Follow-up (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 11, 2009) – On February 9, the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group conducted its review of China’s human rights records, and on February 11 the UPR Working (read more…)

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The United Nations Universal Periodic Review on China’s Human Rights Geneva, February 9 and 11, 2009 What Questions to Ask, What Recommendations to Make

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The United Nations Universal Periodic Review on China’s Human Rights Geneva, February 9 and 11, 2009 What Questions to Ask, What Recommendations to Make An Easy Guide for Participating Member-States, Other Stakeholders and the Media Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Directions: For participating diplomats and delegations of UN member states (read more…)

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China Human Rights Briefing January 15-31, 2009

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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots January 15-31, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS On the eve of China’s turn to face international scrutiny of its rights record at the UN “universal periodic review” on Feb. 9 and 11, Chinese authorities show no sign of loosening its grip on (read more…)

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