At the UPR, many states bravely bucked China’s pressure campaign and issued recommendations based on the human rights laws and standards that have drawn attention to China’s pressing human rights violations.
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Crime: “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” Length of Punishment: Court: Wuhan Hanyang District Court Trial Date: November 10, 2023 Sentencing Date: Dates of Detention/Arrest/Indictment: February 17, 2023; news of arrest and indictment on April 1, 2023 Place of Incarceration: Hanyang District Detention Center After losing his father to COVID-19 in 2020, Zhang Hai became one (read more…)
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We, the undersigned, representing Hong Kong civil society and human rights organisations across the world, condemn the Hong Kong National Security arrest warrants and bounties announced on 14 December 2023.
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As United Nations Member States prepare for China’s January 2024 UPR, they should firmly and clearly focus on the goal of making positive changes inside the country at a time when rights are under severe attack.
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On the eve of the EU-China Summit in Beijing on December 7, CHRD calls on visiting EU leaders to publicly call for the immediate release of former human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, rights defender, Xu Yan.
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59 NGOs urge you, President Biden, to prioritize concerns about Beijing’s lack of concrete human rights improvements in your discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco.
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On the anniversary of Peng Lifa’s detention, his current whereabouts, wellbeing, and charges against him remain unknown.
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On September 23, 2023, Rights Defense Network reported that Song Ze’s family was told by Wuhan state security officials that Song Ze had been formally arrested, but they would not give the family a written arrest notice or say what crime he was accused of.
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CHRD condemns the Chinese government for its sham trial of Huang and Wang and urges the government to immediately and unconditionally release the two human rights defenders.
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We call on the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release prominent human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng (高智晟) ahead of the sixth anniversary of his disappearance on August 13.
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A joint statement is calling for urgent global attention to the Chinese government’s new wave of repression against human rights lawyers unfolding over the past three months.
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Censored documentary on migrant workers shows the stakes at the UPR
January 18, 2024 Comments Off on Censored documentary on migrant workers shows the stakes at the UPRThe Chinese government’s willingness to censor a documentary on the plight of migrant workers should cast doubt on how Beijing will portray its development progress at the UPR.
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