16家非政府组织呼吁人权理事会：追究中国政府迫害人权捍卫者的责任
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(2019年9月9日) 16家非政府组织致函联合国成员国，呼吁它们在人权理事会第42届会议期间，关注被中国政府监禁的经济、社会和文化人权维护者，关注被政府关闭的推动平权、反歧视的民间组织。
Read moreOpen letter on the rule of law in China
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Across the People’s Republic of China, human rights violations are a systemic reality. Over thepast year, the UN has once again documented legal and policy frameworks that fail to protect against discrimination; stigmatise Islam and stifle freedom of religious belief; undermine a wide range of socioeconomic rights and those who (read more…)
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16 NGOs Call on UN Member States to Hold China Accountable at Human Rights Council for Persecuting Rights Defenders
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A group of NGOs have sent a letter to UN members states calling for action at the 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council over the Chinese government’s jailing of many human rights defenders protecting economic, social and cultural rights, and closure of civil society organizations promoting equal protection of (read more…)
Read moreArrests jump in China’s Xinjiang amid crackdown
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Originally published by AFP in September 3, 2019 One in 5 arrests made in China in 2017 took place in Xinjiang, although the region is home to just 2% of the country’s population, data from the local prosecutor’s office show BEIJING, China – The number of people arrested and imprisoned (read more…)
Read moreChinese police remind students to ‘love your country’ in warning over Hong Kong protests
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Originally published by The Telegraph in August 30, 2019 Chinese police are warning mainland students enrolled in university programs in Hong Kong to stay away from “illegal mass protests and street violence,” The Telegraph can reveal, as authorities try to suppress the unrest. Students received text message alerts from local police this week (read more…)
Read moreCommuniqué on He Fangmei – August 26, 2019
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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 rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Special Rapporteur on the right (read more…)
Read moreChina ramps up ‘pressure tactics’ as Hong Kong protests push on
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Originally published by AL Jazeera News in August 26, 2019 As anti-government protests in Hong Kong push on into their 12th week, Beijing is intensifying “intimidation tactics” on lawyers, journalists, and diplomats travelling to and from the mainland in an effort to contain the gravest threat to Chinese authority in decades. There (read more…)
Read moreChina ratchets up pressure ‘tactics’ as Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests enter 12th week
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Originally published by The Indian Wire in August 26, 2019 Beijing, August 26: China ratcheted up its “intimidation tactics” of journalists, diplomats, and lawyers travelling to Hong Kong from the mainland in efforts to hold the gravest risk to the Chinese authority in more than ten years, as pro-democracy protests enter its 12th week. Chinese (read more…)
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香港政府應立即停止警方暴力，進行獨立調查，依法追究責任
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（人權捍衛者 – 2019年8月22日）香港警方對反送中運動抗爭者的強勢作為，直接威脅到香港人的集會自由，表達自由與人身安全，香港政府必須立即停止警方濫用暴力，依法追究責任。香港政府強推“逃犯條例”（又稱送中條例）修法，引發香港民間一連串的反送中運動，從6月9日103萬人示威遊行，已於2月未見降溫趨勢。雖然香港特首林鄭月娥宣布擱置修訂“逃犯條例”，但對於反送中運動的五大訴求，特首林鄭只回應送中條例已「壽終正寢」，但堅持不用「撤回」法律用詞。許多香港民眾不滿港府拒絕妥協，持續走上街頭進行抗爭。警察以武力強勢鎮壓，驅離抗爭者，甚至有黑道人士以暴力介入，毆打傷害民眾。根據不完全的報導統計，至8月15日為止，這場抗爭事件總共造成748人被捕，年齡介於15至61歲間，2人失明，5人自殺，更有多人在街頭上到不明人士砍傷。
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香港政府应立即停止警方暴力、进行独立调查、依法追究责任
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(人权捍卫者—2019年8月22日) 香港警方对反送中运动抗争者的强势作为，直接威胁到香港人的集會自由、表达自由与人身安全，香港政府必须立即停止警方滥用暴力、依法追究责任。 香港政府强推《逃犯条例》（又称送中条例）修法，引发香港民间一连串的反送中运动，从6月9日103万人示威游行，已逾2个月未见降温趋势。虽然香港特首林郑月娥宣布搁置修订《逃犯条例》，但对于反送中运动的五大诉求，特首林郑只回应送中条例已「寿终正寝」，但坚持不用「撤回」法律用词。许多香港民众不满港府拒绝妥协，持续走上街头进行抗争。警察以武力强势镇压、驱离抗争者、甚至有黑道人士以暴力介入、殴打伤害民众。根据不完全的报导统计，至8月15日为止，这场抗争事件总共造成748人被捕，年龄介于15至61岁间、2人失明、5人自杀、更有多人在街头上遭到不明人士砍伤。
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Cheng Yuan (程渊), Liu Dazhi (刘大志), Wu Gejianxiong (吴葛健雄)
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Hunan Province police criminally detained three staff members of an anti-discrimination NGO in Changsha—Cheng Yuan, Liu Dazhi and Wuge Jianxiong—in July 2019 on suspicion of “subversion of state power.” The precise reason the men have been deprived of their liberty is unknown. They were initially disappeared, and lawyers and family (read more…)
Read moreWashington’s major push for Xinjiang
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Originally published by New Age in August 6, 2019 In a bid to build an anti-Chinese coalition Washington would establish an annual meeting of foreign ministers and prominent representatives of civil society to discuss the state of religious freedom in various countries of the world. This year, the meeting took place (read more…)
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