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CHRD Communiqué Alleging the Enforced Disappearance and Arbitrary Detention of lawyer Chang Weiping – October 30, 2020

November 13, 2020 Comments Off

Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and (read more…)

就长沙公益仨现况致中国政府官员的公开信

November 10, 2020 Comments Off

我们致信对程渊，刘大志，与吴葛健雄的安康深表关切。他们三位是致力于协助中国公民在不受歧视的条件下行使其合法权利而被拘留的社会服务人员。

An open letter to Chinese officials on the status of the Changsha Funeng 3

November 10, 2020 Comments Off

We are writing to express deep concern about the well-being of detained social service workers Cheng Yuan (程渊), Liu Dazhi (刘大志) and Wu Gejianxiong (吴葛健雄), who have dedicated themselves to assisting Chinese citizens to exercise their legal rights without discrimination.

October 19, 2020 – Communiqué on Qin Yongpei

November 2, 2020 Comments Off

Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Special Rapporteur on the situation of human (read more…)

China Disappears Mother Protesting Faulty Chinese Vaccines

October 29, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Breitbart on October 29, 2020 Chinese protester He Fangmei, whose daughter grew sick after receiving faulty vaccines, has been missing since her October 9 arrest for splashing ink on a government building in protest, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported this week. Human rights activists have expressed concerns (read more…)

Hong Kong Police Charge Pro-Independence Activist Tony Chung With ‘Secession’

October 29, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on October 29, 2020 Authorities in Hong Kong have charged 19-year-old pro-independence activist Tony Chung with “secession” under a draconian national security law that took effect in the city on July 1. “Chung has been officially charged on one count of ‘secession,’ one count (read more…)

Hong Kong: Police Must Release Activist Held on National Security Charges for Social Media Posts

October 29, 2020 Comments Off

Hong Kong authorities must release student activist Tony Chung, who has been charged with “inciting secession” under the new National Security Law.

Fears Grow in China Over Safety of Disappeared, Pregnant Vaccine Campaigner

October 27, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on 27 October, 2020 Rights activists in China and overseas say they are increasingly concerned about the safety of He Fangmei, who ‘disappeared’ earlier this month after campaigning for compensation after her daughter was made sick by a faulty vaccine administered in the central (read more…)

Global Call for Release of 12 Hong Kong Activists and Action from World Governments

October 22, 2020 Comments Off

We, the undersigned, condemn the arrest and detention of the 12 Hongkonger activists who are currently being held in incommunicado detention in mainland China, including three who were under 18 years old at the time of their arrest.

Beijing Restricts Exports Related to National Security; China Joins COVAX

October 21, 2020 Comments Off

Originally published by Lawfare on October 21, 2020 Beijing Restricts Exports Related to National Security On Oct. 17, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee passed a new law to control exports of sensitive goods, which will apply to all companies in China. The law is focused on “dual-use” goods—products that (read more…)

CHRD Communiqué Alleging Arbitrary Detention of 2 HRDs from PRC for Online Expression – 27 July 2020

October 17, 2020 Comments Off

Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Communiqué on Behalf of Liu (read more…)

CHRD Communiqué Alleging Torture of Chinese lawyer Wang Quanzhang – August 26, 2020

October 17, 2020 Comments Off

Submission to: Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances I. Identity of the person(s) subjected to torture 1. Family Name: Wang (王) 2. (read more…)