International human rights NGOs urge the Chinese government to drop the “subversion of state power” charge against human rights defender Chen Jianfang and release her immediately and unconditionally.
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（中國人權捍衛者— 2019年10月5日）香港行政長官林鄭月娥應撤銷其運用緊急權力決定訂立的《禁止蒙面規例》 （又稱“禁蒙面法”），該法於10月5日午夜正式生效。該規例援引自緊急法，迴避了立法程序，試圖阻止人們上街抗議，這無疑是一個危險的先例。當局製定了一個適用範圍過於廣泛的法規，也侵犯了《基本法》、《香港人權法案條例》和《公民權利和政治權利國際公約》所保障的和平集會權（ICCPR）。
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（中国人权捍卫者— 2019年10月5日）香港行政长官林郑月娥应撤销其运用紧急权力决定订立的《禁止蒙面规例》 （又稱“禁蒙面法”），该法于10月5日午夜正式生效。该规例援引自紧急法，回避了立法程序，试图阻止人们上街抗议，这无疑是一个危险的先例。当局制定了一个适用范围过于广泛的法规，也侵犯了《基本法》、《香港人权法案条例》和《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》所保障的和平集会权（ICCPR）。
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Originally published by The Guardian in September 28, 2019 Human rights advocates are calling for an investigation into the death of a Chinese activist who was arrested for holding up a placard calling for Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) to step down. Wang Meiyu (王美余), 38, was detained in July (read more…)
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Originally published by The Telegraph in September 30, 2019 Activist Wei Xiaobing was held in detention for two weeks, harassed daily at work and is now confined with guards watching his every move, because he shared links online in support of the Hong Kong protests. “At the moment, I’m not (read more…)
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Originally published by University World News in September 12, 2019 As students in Hong Kong started the academic year with a class boycott, students from mainland China studying in the city’s universities have been uncertain about expressing an opinion about the protests that have gripped the city and are now (read more…)
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Originally published by The Guardian in September 11, 2019 Chen Siming, a 58-year-old Chinese activist, has followed the protests in Hong Kong from afar, feeling inspired but also helpless. From across the border in the southern province of Hunan, Chen does what he can to support the thousands calling for greater democracy in Hong (read more…)
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Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam should reverse her decision to use emergency powers to introduce the Prohibition on Face Covering Regulation. The use of emergency powers to bypass the legislative system to deter people from protesting sets a dangerous precedent and violates the right to peaceful assembly.
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Originally published by The New York Times in September 7, 2019 The Chinese government has built a vast network of re-education camps and a pervasive system of surveillance to monitor and subdue millions from Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region. Now China is also turning to an older, harsher method (read more…)
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2019年 9月 23日湖南维权人士王美余在衡阳看守所非正常死亡，其亲属称看到尸体时七窍流血，推断是被殴打至死。 至今所有的消息被官方封锁和压制。中国政府应立即调查这一酷刑致死的指控，并依法追究相关肇事者的刑事责任。在此同时，衡阳市政府必须停止限制王美余家人的人身自由，保障家属言论自由和寻求司法公正救济的权利。
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Communiqué on Behalf of CHENG Yuan, LIU Dazhi, WU Gejianxiong, Citizens of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Detention and Deprivation of Rights to Expression, Assembly, and Association
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CHRD Assessment of China’s Implementation of Recommendations made in CERD’s Concluding Observations (2018)
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