Has China Relaxed Media Control since the Beijing Olympics? Synopsis of a Recent CHRD-Assisted Report on Evolving Trends in Public Discourse, Released Last Week (in Chinese Only) The Olympic Games did not prove to be a catalyst for increased media freedom domestically as some had hoped. However, as this new (read more…)
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Deaths Highlight Continued Problem of Torture, Poor Oversight in Detention Facilities (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 6, 2009) CHRD has recently learned of three cases of individuals who died allegedly as a result of torture or ill-treatment while in custody, cases which highlight continued problems with the management of detention (read more…)
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Reining in Civil Society: The Chinese government’s use of laws and regulations to persecute freedom of association While the Chinese government outwardly employs rhetoric about moving towards “greater rule of law”, it has become more skillful in persecuting individuals who organize outside of its control with the use of vague (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots July 1-15, 2008 HIGHLIGHTS Less than a month before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government is taking security measures against activists and potential protesters on a scale unseen since the period immediately after the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989. Many (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots July 6 – 12, 2009 Highlights More information about the persecution of individuals trying to observe the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen massacre continues to surface. CHRD learned on July 11 that Ning Wenzhong (宁文忠), an internet writer based in (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots June 29-July 5 HIGHLIGHTS On July 1, police detained and searched the home of Fuqing City, Fujian Province activist Wu Huaying (吴华英). This appears to be the latest in a series of actions taken against activists whom officials believe (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots June 22-28 Highlights The formal arrest of Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波), Charter 08 signatory and prominent intellectual, signals that the Chinese government has taken a hard-line approach towards suppressing the latest wave of the pro-democracy movement ushered in by Charter (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots Please click here to download the full CHRB June 15-21, 2009 in PDF format Highlights Author and environmentalist Tan Zuoren (谭作人), detained since March 28, was prevented from meeting with his lawyers by National Security authorities in Chengdu City, (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots June 8-14, 2009 Highlights While the majority of activists and dissidents who suffered detention or surveillance during the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre are now back to living their lives as normal, some continue to be subjected to (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots June 1-7, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS · As feared, at least twenty Beijing lawyers have not had their licenses renewed after officials pressured their employers to “fail” them during their annual performance review, which concluded on May 31. It is believed (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots May 18- May 31, 2009 Highlights In the final days before the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, officials across the country intensified their efforts to prevent any commemoration of the date. CHRD has documented the cases of 65 (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots May 11-17, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS In a startling case of police brutality and disregard for the law, police in Jiangjin District, Chongqing, beat and detained Beijing lawyers Zhang Kai (张凯) and Li Chunfu (李春富) on March 13. Zhang and Li (read more…)
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