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Over 100 Global Rights Groups Call for the Immediate Release of Mongolian writer and activist Munkhbayar Chuluundorj

January 12, 2023 Comments Off

World leaders urged to jointly press for all charges against him to be dropped and for him to be freed We urge the Mongolian government to immediately release Mr. Munkhbayar Chuluundorj who was arbitrarily arrested in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, by the General Intelligence Agency (GIA) of Mongolia on February 17, 2022. (read more…)

Legal exodus in Hong Kong: Liberal lawyers flee after facing Chinese threats

January 9, 2023 Comments Off

In a systematic effort to cleanse the city of dissent, some leading human rights lawyers in Hong Kong have been arrested in the past two-and-a-half years and many others have come under the radar of the ruling Communist Party in China.

China v Jimmy Lai: a tycoon, a trial and the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law

December 15, 2022 Comments Off

The pro-democracy figure has been subjected to a ‘travesty of justice’ because the Communist party regards his power as a threat, experts believe.

Jimmy Lai’s security law trial postponed to September 2023

December 13, 2022 Comments Off

Media tycoon, 75, who has been denied bail, could face life in prison if found guilty of alleged ‘collusion’ with foreign forces.

2022年国际人权日：希望之光

December 9, 2022 Comments Off

在12月10日国际人权日之际，我们为人权行动者的勇气和胆量倍感振奋，并再次呼吁中国政府停止违反自己承诺的保护人权的义务，释放那些因行使人权而被拘禁的人。我们敦促国际社会保持希望，继续支持站在最前沿的维权者。

Apple under renewed scrutiny over its relationship with China

December 7, 2022 Comments Off

The partygoers in formal wear walking to a holiday event at Apple’s spaceship-like headquarters this week may have noticed a flashing white light illuminating a picture, perched on a nearby sidewalk, of the company’s CEO Tim Cook with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Anyone who stopped for a closer look would (read more…)

中国政府须结束对抗议者的报复，调查乌鲁木齐火灾，释放被拘留者

December 2, 2022 Comments Off

中国警方正在对中国各地的街头抗议者进行系统性报复。全国各地过去几天的集会示威，呼吁结束不人道的“清零政策”、哀悼11月24日乌鲁木齐公寓火灾受害者以及要求政治变革。

The Enduring Corporate Entrenchment in China

November 17, 2022 Comments Off

A recent report by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai found that 30 percent of U.S. companies plan to increase their investments in China.

China: Foxconn workers take big risks to flee COVID lockdown

November 1, 2022 Comments Off

An exodus of workers from the world’s largest iPhone factory has drawn new attention to China’s draconian COVID policy and should be a “red flag” for Apple on the state of labor rights in the country, activists say.

Outside of China, concern exceeds optimism as Xi Jinping begins third term as ruler

October 23, 2022 Comments Off

From U.S. relations to human rights to Uyghur repression, many experts see more potential trouble than hope.

Xi Jinping Has Critics in China. They Have Paid a Steep Price.

October 14, 2022 Comments Off

Human rights defenders in China face arrest and lengthy detention for calling out Xi’s mistakes.

OPEN LETTER

October 6, 2022 Comments Off

Almost three years have passed since the due date (9 December 2019) of the PRC’s latest State party report to the UN Committee Against Torture. We are writing on behalf of the people in the PRC, and human rights defenders worldwide, to request the submission of the above-mentioned report without (read more…)