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China: Tiananmen Anniversary Highlights Systemic Labor Rights Abuses

June 1, 2026 Comments Off

(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…)

When Internships Enable Child Labor in China

May 22, 2026 Comments Off

A 16-year-old vocational student arrived at a factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, for an internship. He worked 11-hour shifts – days and nights, weekdays and weekends – processing car parts. A 17-year-old began an internship at a technology company’s factory in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, logging more than 10 hours a (read more…)

China: Authorities Flout International Law, Enabling Child Labor

May 21, 2026 Comments Off

(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…)

中国当局漠视国际法，纵容童工现象滋生

May 21, 2026 Comments Off

（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。

Report: China’s Lax Enforcement of Child Labor Laws

May 21, 2026 Comments Off

The Chinese government is failing to protect children under 18 from hazardous work conditions in mandatory vocational internships, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, or CHRD, said today in a new report. Despite domestic legislation prohibiting unsafe work conditions for minors, child labor abuses persist in regions throughout the (read more…)

Joint Letter Ahead of European Parliament Delegation Visit to China

May 19, 2026 Comments Off

Dear Members of the European Parliament, Ahead of your forthcoming visit to China, we urge you to put human rights at the centre of your engagement with your Chinese counterparts.

Hong Kong: Judges Should Throw out Sham Prosecution of Tiananmen Vigil Organizers

May 19, 2026 Comments Off

(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—May 19, 2026) Closing statements concluded today at Hong Kong’s High Court in the trial against the organizers of the territory’s long-running vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. One of the judges indicated the verdict may be handed down in mid-to-end (read more…)

Trump’s lack of focus on human rights in China is big departure for US diplomacy

May 15, 2026 Comments Off

“These are very, very difficult times for human rights defenders,” said Sophie Richardson, the co-executive director of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, an NGO. “I don’t think any democratic government has really kept pace in its interventions with Beijing.”

“No Deals without Freedom: Freeing Political Prisoners in China”

May 11, 2026 Comments Off

On behalf of the more than four thousand political prisoners wrongfully held by the Chinese government since 2019—1,451 of them still arbitrarily detained today, and all documented by CHRD—I thank you for the opportunity to join this gathering.

Civil Society Groups Call for the Immediate Release of Detained Artist Gao Zhen

May 10, 2026 Comments Off

On May 10, CHRD joined a coalition of civil society groups, human rights organizations , and individual advocates in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of renowned artist Gao Zhen, who remains detained at the age of 70.

Consultancy Opportunity: Development Consultant

May 5, 2026 Comments Off

The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) is seeking applicants for a development consultant.

Alert: Deaths and Torture of Prisoners of Conscience amid Delayed UN Scrutiny

April 30, 2026 Comments Off

(Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—April 30, 2026) Chinese authorities should immediately release and provide adequate medical care to two arbitrarily detained Tibetan writers. They are reportedly in critical health and are being deprived of adequate medical treatment in prison. Two Falun Gong practitioners recently died in prison or shortly (read more…)