中国人权捍卫者（CHRD） 提交给残障人权利委员会的问题清单
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中国人权捍卫者(CHRD) 建议将下列问题列入委员会的问题清单，在审议中国政府的定期报告时，要求中国政府说明已采取哪些措施落实《残疾人权利公约》中所规定的权利。
Read moreCHRD Submission to CRPD for Consideration in List of Issues – December 20, 2019
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CHRD suggests including the following questions in the CRPD List of Issues to for the Chinese government to answer as part of the CRPD’s upcoming review process of China’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Read moreCoronavirus: Why protecting human rights matters in epidemics
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Originally published by Daily Maverick on February 24,2020 By Mark Heywood The danger of a virus that could rapidly spread across the world and potentially kill millions of people has long been warned of. As far back as 1996, the World Health Organisation was warning that 17-million people a year were dying prematurely (read more…)
Read moreCHRD Communiqué Alleging Arbitrary Detention of Huang Yunmin, Citizen of PR China – February 3, 2020
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Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and (read more…)
Read moreThey Documented the Coronavirus Crisis in Wuhan. Then They Vanished.
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Originally published by New York Times on February 14 ,2020 By Vivian Wang HONG KONG — The beige van squatted outside of a Wuhan hospital, its side and back doors ajar. Fang Bin, a local clothing salesman, peered inside as he walked past. He groaned: “So many dead.” He counted five, six, seven, eight body bags. “This (read more…)
Read moreChina Under Xi Jinping is a ‘Dystopian Digital Surveillance State’: Rights Group
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on February 13,2020 By Wang Yun Chinese president Xi Jinping is building a “dystopian digital surveillance state” to promote his brand of totalitarian rule, according to a recent report by a human rights group.“Pushing for his vision of a dystopian digital surveillance state, Xi wielded his largely unfettered powers to suppress (read more…)
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Defending Human Rights in the Era of Dystopia: The Situation of Defenders in China (2019)
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In 2019, human rights defenders in China and its peripheral regions braved cruel punishment in challenging the Chinese government’s human rights abuses and draconian laws. They refused to back down from the rising totalitarian rule of President Xi Jinping.
Read moreWhat do we know about the coronavirus victims?
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Originally published by Sky News on February 11, 2020 The coronavirus outbreak has infected thousands and killed hundreds – but there has been secrecy surrounding many of the cases. So what do we know so far about the victims, and are Chinese authorities trying to silence discussion? What do we (read more…)
Read moreChina virus funeral order fuels upset as death toll rises
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Originally published by AL JAZEERA NEWS on February 9, 2020. Sichuan, China – Orders issued by China’s top health authority for the swift cremation of the remains of coronavirus victims at facilities near the hospitals where they died appear to be an overreaction and unnecessary to curb the transmission of the (read more…)
Read more‘Go get a warrant!’: Wuhan shopkeeper defies police over coronavirus videos
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Originally published by The Observers on February 07,2020 By Marie Genries As the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread across China, a few courageous citizens have braved government censorship to document what is happening. One of them is a man known only as Fangbin, a Wuhan resident who was arrested on February 1 after sharing rare videos of (read more…)
Read moreAcademic dissent emerges over coronavirus outbreak
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Originally published by University World News on February 06,2020 By Mimi Leung and Yojana Sharma A well-known academic in China has this week criticised the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, highlighting that it has caused widespread dissatisfaction in the country.The emergence of criticism by academics, medical personnel, and netizens silenced by the authorities for ‘spreading rumours’ (read more…)
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China’s reaction to the coronavirus outbreak violates human rights
February 12, 2020 Comments Off on China’s reaction to the coronavirus outbreak violates human rightsBy Frances Eve | Originally published in The Guardian | The WHO is ignoring Chinese government suppression of human rights regarding the coronavirus outbreak, including severe restrictions on freedom of expression.
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