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China rewrote a law to force Xinjiang Muslims into “psychological correction” camps

December 3, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by Quartz on October 10, 2018 Hundreds of thousands of Uyghur Muslims in China’s far west have been forced into propaganda camps for patriotic “re-education,” according to rights groups. Now the practice has the backing of local law, thanks to an Oct. 9 revision. According to the new Article (read more…)

China’s Human Rights Abuses Against Uighurs in Xinjiang

December 3, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by Lawfare on October 9, 2018 During a 2013 trip to Kazakhstan, Xi Jinping announced the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI)—China’s ambitious plan to enhance its “friendship” with the rest of the world through expanded investments in infrastructure and trade. Xinjiang, a resource-rich autonomous region in Northwest China (read more…)

Submission to UN on Yu Wensheng – November 8, 2018

November 13, 2018 Comments Off

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 situation of human rights defenders Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or (read more…)

China: Immediately and Unconditionally Release Huang Qi & Ensure Access to Prompt Medical Care for all Detained Human Rights Defenders

November 5, 2018 Comments Off

Chinese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release citizen journalist and human rights activist Huang Qi, a group of 14 NGOs said.

Hold Chinese Government Accountable for Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders Cooperating with UN – Aggressive Moves Target Activists and NGOs in China & Abroad

November 1, 2018 Comments Off

In China and abroad, the Chinese government regularly uses tactics of intimidation and reprisals against individuals and groups that seek to engage with the United Nations, a serious problem that UN Member States must address at China’s third UPR on November 6.

Xu Lin 徐琳

October 31, 2018 Comments Off

Xu Lin, a Guangzhou-based songwriter, freelance writer, and activist, was seized in his hometown of Zhuzhou in Hunan Province in September 2017 by officers from the Guangzhou City Public Security Bureau.

非政府组织向联合国第三轮普遍定期审议提交的民间报告

October 27, 2018 Comments Off

目录强迫失踪、酷刑、言论自由、和平集会和结社自由、对人权捍卫者的报复打压公民的民主政治公共参与权: 选举权和被选举权精神病院强制治疗是一种变相的法外拘留律师的独立性受到严重干涉、司法救助权得不到保障城乡歧视制度剥夺公民平等享有经济社会人权女性继续遭受歧视、性别平等进展甚微基于性倾向和性别认同的歧视普遍存在中国政府的“人权教育”有名无实，倡议促进普世人权观的教育附录：第二轮普遍定期审议各国给中国的建议落实情况评估(图表)

Human Rights Conditions Deteriorate & Crisis in Xinjiang – UN Review Puts China Under Spotlight

October 25, 2018 Comments Off

China will face questions over its human rights record on November 6 in Geneva during its 3rd Universal Periodic Review. CHRD and a group ofChina-based NGOs submitted information that shows that the overall human rights situation in China has deteriorated. Of grave and urgent concern is the situation in Xinjiang.

Submissions for 3rd Universal Periodic Review of China – October 2018

October 25, 2018 Comments Off

Collection of Civil Society Reports from CHRD & China-Based NGOs Submitted to the UN for Consideration during the 3nd Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the People’s Republic of China – 2018

Professors Dismissed for Speech, Netizen Trial First for Charge on Managing Websites

October 18, 2018 Comments Off

Several Chinese professors have lost their jobs for speech they made online or in classrooms. Sichuan resident pleaded not guilty for failing to delete posts from a website he managed, the first instance of certain charges being applied. Xinjiang government has revised regional regulations to include provisions on the extra-legal (read more…)

October 5, 2018 – Submission to UN on Enforced Disappearance of Gao Zhisheng

October 8, 2018 Comments Off

WORKING GROUP ON ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES COMMUNICATION FORM Identity of Disappeared Person (a) Family name(s): Gao (高) (b) Given names(s): Zhisheng (智晟) (c) Sex: Male (d) Date of birth: April 20, 1964 (e) ID Card No: (f) Place of Usual Residence: Beijing Municipality (北京市) Date of arrest, abduction or disappearance (at least month and year): Mr. Gao has been disappeared (read more…)

DOLMA: Reconsider genocidal countries

October 3, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by Yale Daily News on September 25, 2018 As Yalies sipped cocktails in Beijing and snapped photos of the Great Wall this summer, the Uyghurs — a Muslim ethnic minority — faced genocidal policies within the same country. Uyghurs primarily live in the region of Xinjiang, an autonomous region (read more…)