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Submission to UN on Wu Gan, Wang Fang, and Yin Xu’an – April 17, 2018

April 19, 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 rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other (read more…)

Wife of ‘vanished’ Chinese lawyer marches for answers

April 16, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by AFP on April 6, 2018 The wife of a detained Chinese human rights lawyer who has embarked on a 100-kilometre (60-mile) march to highlight his plight said Thursday she did not even know if he was still alive. Attorney Wang Quanzhang, who defended political activists and victims of (read more…)

Chinese Rights Activists Fearful as Policeman Takes Charge of Legal Affairs

March 23, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by Reuters on March 21, 2018 By Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese rights lawyers and activists say the promotion on Monday of former police official Fu Zhenghua to head China’s justice ministry signals an even deeper freeze on attempts to use the country’s legal system to defend (read more…)

Activists’ Award Comes Amid Worsening Human Rights Climate in China

March 23, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by Radio Free Asia on March 14, 2018 Chinese activists Chen Jianfang and Li Xiaoling have won a prestigious human rights award in memory of a human rights campaigner who died in police detention after being denied access to adequate medical care. The award, which comes amid an (read more…)

China steps up internet censorship of criticism of Xi Jinping

March 23, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by The Globe and Mail on March 11, 2018 A few days ago, Chinese police knocked on Yan’s apartment door, saying they were there for a routine document check. It didn’t take long to reveal their real intention. “They asked me what I posted on Weibo,” said Yan, (read more…)

Murmurings of Dissent Upset China’s Script for Xi’s Power Grab

March 23, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by New York Times on March 8, 2018 BEIJING — In the lofty chambers of the Great Hall of the People, delegate after delegate to China’s legislative body brushed aside questions this week about the constitutional change on the table that could extend Xi Jinping’s presidency. “I think (read more…)

“Vacaciones forzadas” para los activistas que molestan en la coronación de Xi

March 23, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by EFE on March 3, 2018 Jèssica Martorell Pekín, 6 mar (EFE).- Con la Asamblea Nacional Popular (ANP) empezaron también las “vacaciones forzadas” para muchos activistas chinos, que han sido obligados a dejar Pekín para evitar que molesten durante esta cita en la que se ultima la reforma (read more…)

Questions raised over sudden death of Chinese human rights lawyer Li Baiguang

March 23, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by HKFP on February 27, 2018 A well-known Chinese human rights lawyer died suddenly in hospital on Monday, according to Reuters. Li Baiguang, who had defended farmers and Christian pastors, died at the Number 81 People’s Liberation Army Hospital in Nanjing of liver failure, Reuters cited an unnamed source (read more…)

China rights lawyer dies in ‘mysterious’ circumstances, supporters say

March 23, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by CNN on February 27, 2018 Hong Kong (CNN)A prominent Chinese lawyer, Li Baiguang died Monday in the Chinese city of Nanjing under “mysterious” circumstances, according to Bob Fu, a US-based activist and Christian pastor who has known the lawyer for over 10 years. Li was admitted to (read more…)

Death of Chinese rights lawyer raises suspicions

March 23, 2018 Comments Off

Originally published by Reuters on February 26, 2018 BEIJING (Reuters) – A well-known Chinese rights lawyer died suddenly in hospital of liver failure on Monday, a source told Reuters, sparking suspicion over the death of someone who was previously detained, did not drink alcohol and “looked fine” earlier this month. (read more…)

国际公约和文书中有关消除种族歧视背景知识 50 问答

March 20, 2018 Comments Off

2018 年 2 月春节联欢晚会的节目中，中央电视台节目《同喜同乐》娄乃鸣扮演的非洲大妈、浙江电视台的宋小宝小品《自作自受》扮演非洲黑人卖药酋长都在互联网上被抨击含有种族歧视的嫌疑。中国国内被审查的互联网上依然存在大量基于民族歧视、宗教歧视的攻击性言论。2018 年 3 月的“精日分子”事件也让众多网友开始思考宣扬某个群族的优越和诋毁某个群族不仅仅是伤害民族感情，也可能是现代的纳粹主义和种族歧视现象的再现。

第四届“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”颁奖公告 ——2018年共同获奖人陈建芳、李小玲

March 20, 2018 Comments Off

(2018年3月14日发布) 经“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”发起机构表决，决定将第四届“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”颁发给人权捍卫者陈建芳女士和李小玲女士。2018年3月14日是曹顺利女士在她被任意羁押期间受折磨而被夺去生命四周年纪念日，该日被大陆维权人士设定为“人权捍卫者日”。