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The Perils of Defending Rights: A Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (May 4, 2007)

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The Perils of Defending Rights A Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2006) Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) May 4, 2007 Table of Contents: Introduction Recommendations Part I. Risks and Retaliation for Defending Rights Norms and Definitions Persecuted as Political Crime (a) Defenders in Prison (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing April 1 – 30, 2007

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China Human Rights Briefing Human rights news update for the month of April 2007 China has explicitly vowed to take measures to control incidents of social unrest and crime in the run-up to the 17th Communist Party Congress in the fall and the Summer 2008 Olympics in Beijing. At a (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing March 1 – 31, 2007

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China Human Rights Briefing A Monthly News Update March 2007 Crackdowns related to the annual NPC session continued well into March. The annual meeting of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference brought tightened security and restriction on movement and speech for many citizens. In preparation for (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing February 1 – 28, 2007

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China Human Rights Briefing A monthly newsletter of CRD February 2007 While the Chinese took most days off in February to observe the incoming “Year of the Pig”, human rights problems failed to gain any respite. The courts did not miss a beat in convicting independent writers and rights activists. (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing January 1 – 31, 2007

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China Human Rights Briefing (A monthly Chinese human rights information update) January 2007 Table of Contents Arrests, Trails, Sentences, and Imprisonment 1. Activist Mao Hengfeng sentenced to 2.5 years 2. Activist Chen Guangcheng loses appeal 3. Cyber activist Li Hong tried on subversion charge 4. Detained rights activist Yang Maodong (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing December 1 – 31, 2006

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Table of Contents Crackdown on mass protests exacerbating “social unrest” 1. End-of-year survey found social unrest the top concern for officials 2. CCP admits social unrest threatens its rule 3. Social unrest unabated as government clams down on protests The Death Penalty: Executions sped up before Supreme Court review kicks (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing October 21 – December 1, 2006

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China Human Rights Briefing October 21 – December 1, 2006 Table of Content: Arbitrary Arrests 1. Farmer arrested for displaying anti-corruption banner, angry villagers take hostages 2. Hemophilia activist Kong Delin Detained for 35 Days by Shanghai Police 3. AIDS Activist Wan Yanhai Detained for nearly 3 Days, Police Force (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing September 14 – October 20,2006

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China Human Rights Briefing September 14 – October 20, 2006 (CRD, Hong Kong, October 22, 2006) Table of Contents: Olympics clean-ups target mass actions, civil rights under increasing assault 1. Beijing residents clash with police over housing jeopardized by Olympics construction 2. Beijing police intercept and forcibly return petitioners 3. (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 13 – September 13, 2006

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China Human Rights Briefing (Aug. 13 – Sep. 13, 2006) September 12: Rights activist Guo Qizhen tried for sedition The activist Guo Qizhen, based in Changzhou City, Hebei Province, was tried on the charge of “sedition to overthrow state power” by the Changzhou Municipal Intermediate People’s Court on September 12. (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing June 20-August 13, 2006

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China Human Rights Briefing (June 20-Aug. 13, 2006) August 11: HIV/AIDS activist Li Xige released on bail Li Xige, an HIV/AIDS activist from rural Henan Province who is the director of the group Healthy Happy Home, was released on bail after 21 days in detention. On July 18, Li Xige (read more…)

Victims of “Development”: Extensive Violations of Human Rights in Forced Evictions of Rural People in China Urgently Need Effective Remedies (July 6, 2006)

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Victims of “Development”: Extensive Violations of Human Rights in Forced Evictions of Rural People in China Urgently Need Effective Remedies For immediate release CRD， July 6， 2006 Victims of “Development：” Human Rights Violations Widespread in Land/Housing Eviction of Internally Displaced Persons in the PRC CRD has submitted this report to (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing June 2-13,2006

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June 13: After 89 days of illegal detention, Shandong rights activist Chen Guangcheng faces charges On June 11, Yuan Weijing, wife of the human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, was notified by the Yinan County Public Security Bureau that her husband had been charged with “deliberate destruction of property” and “organizing (read more…)