“六四”天安门屠杀三十六周年：呼吁释放良心犯
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（CHRD – 2025年6月2日）在1989年6月4日天安门大屠杀三十六周年前夕，中国人权捍卫者网络（CHRD）向遇难者和幸存者致以敬意，并呼吁中国政府立即释放因参与或纪念六四而被任意羁押的良心犯。
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On the 36th Anniversary of Tiananmen, Release Activists Wrongfully Detained
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders—June 1, 2025) Ahead of the 36th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) pays tribute to the victims and survivors and calls on the Chinese government to release those jailed for participating in or commemorating the events (read more…)
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How Beijing’s 1995 Disappearance of the Panchen Lama Enabled Crimes Against Humanity
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Thirty years ago today, Chinese authorities disappeared a six-year-old Tibetan boy and his family. They haven’t been heard from since – but the impunity enjoyed by the Chinese government continues to fuel threats to religious freedom, collective punishment, enforced disappearances, and arbitrary detention.
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Opinion: Canada should take chance to lead the way on China
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Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a host of urgent and challenging policy issues. The first is trade with the United States, and support for sectors of the Canadian economy affected by tariffs. But the prime minister is also a person of empathy and values, and those are expected to be (read more…)
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58 NGOs Call for the Immediate Release of Zhang Zhan, Journalist and HRD
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We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese government’s ongoing arbitrary detention of journalist, human rights defender and former lawyer Zhang Zhan, on the 5th anniversary of her arrest.
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Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Hong Kong Government’s Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families
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We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations, strongly condemn the Hong Kong government’s escalating repression of activists in exile and their family members in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong: 87 Groups Condemn Arrests of Activist’s Relatives
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(New York) – Hong Kong authorities’ unjust arrests of the father and brother of the prominent US-based activist Anna Kwok is an escalation of the Chinese government’s use of cross-border repression, 87 international and diaspora rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, said today in two joint statements.
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Chinese Government Ignores UN Human Rights Reviews
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(May 1, 2025) In new reports sent to United Nations treaty monitoring bodies, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) responds to the Chinese government’s rejection of key human rights recommendations made by UN experts. CHRD highlights Beijing’s resistance to genuine cooperation with the UN to improve human rights, (read more…)
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CHRD Submits Follow-up Report to Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
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In its May 2023 concluding observations of the ninth periodic report of China, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women asked the government for information on progress towards fulfilling four recommendations. Those recommendations were meant to have been fulfilled by May 2025. CHRD’s analysis of Beijing’s efforts follows (read more…)
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At the U.N., China is deploying a growing army of puppet organizations to monitor and intimidate human rights activists
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Beijing-backed “GONGOs” have transformed the Palais des Nations into a hostile environment for critics of President Xi Jinping. In the “capital of peace,” the palatial grounds of the United Nations Office at Geneva were meant to embody the 20th-century ideal of a postwar world — when countries might seek to (read more…)
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URGENT ACTION: Call to Free Hada, Southern Mongolian Dissident
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We urge the Chinese government to immediately release Mr. Hada, a prominent Southern Mongolian dissident and long-time political prisoner. He has disappeared since February 6, 2025 following his hospitalization by Chinese authorities for an alleged “urgent medical condition.” His current whereabouts and well-being remain unknown. This latest development is part (read more…)
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Communicating International Security
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🧠🎙️ Every face here brought insight, knowledge, expertise, and perspective. 📌Here’s a look at the brilliant minds who joined Communicating International Security over the past year — professionals, thinkers, and storytellers who helped us navigate a fast-changing world.
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