To mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, CHRD reiterates calls for the Chinese government to end impunity for torturers and injustice for victims of torture. China has failed to live up to its obligations as outlined in the international Convention against Torture, including Article 14, under (read more…)
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A Chinese court handed two long-time democracy activists lengthy prison sentences on June 17 after convicting them of “subversion of state power,” adding to a string of harsh punishments for dissidents under the reign of President Xi Jinping. Lü Gengsong (吕耿松) was given 11 years’ imprisonment while activist Chen Shuqing (read more…)
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Originally published by Nikkei Asian Review on June 9, 2016 HONG KONG/BEIJING In the 27 years since its violent suppression of a peaceful demonstration in Tiananmen Square, China has come a long way in many respects — but not in terms of the democracy and human rights that students and other (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on June 9, 2016 The wife of a Chinese activist detained by police after marking the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre has applied for political asylum in Thailand, activists said on Wednesday. Liu Xiaodong and the couple’s three-year-old son applied for asylum with the United (read more…)
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Submission to: Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 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 Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the right (read more…)
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Police criminally detained 10 activists before the 27-year anniversary of June 4th, as Chinese citizens continue to face persecution for commemorating the crushing of the 1989 pro-democracy movement. Beginning on May 27, activists Li Meiqing, Li Wei, Liang Taiping, Lu Fuhai, Luo Yaling, Ma Qing, Ma Xinli, Xu Caihong, Zhang (read more…)
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Originally published by EL PAÍS on June 5, 2016 Han pasado 27 años, pero China sigue sin querer abrir uno de los capítulos más oscuros de su historia reciente. Los miles de estudiantes que se manifestaron de forma pacífica durante meses en la plaza de Tiananmen de Pekín en 1989 (read more…)
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Originally published by New York Times on June 2, 2016 北京——「對不起，我不能接受採訪，」「天安門母親」的發起人之一丁子霖說。這是在1989年的中國軍隊鎮壓行動中遇害的民主抗議人士家屬組成的群體。說話的時間是本週三，距離她兒子的忌日還有三天。 丁子霖曾任哲學教授，現年79歲，聲音聽起來有些虛弱。她沒有詳細解釋自己為何不能接受採訪。不過，在掛掉電話之前，她又講了一句，「門口有人在監測。」每年這個時候，當局都會派人在丁子霖位於北京高校區的家門口監控，攔住前去採訪的記者和其他訪客。
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Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders 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 (read more…)
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Originally published by Voice of America on May 20, 2016 BEIJING— It is no secret China’s communist leaders do not like having their human rights credentials questioned, but based on a response from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Canada Wednesday, it apparently is a topic that should not be brought (read more…)
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As the US-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue opens in Beijing on June 6, the US should use this opportunity to push for the Chinese government to end its persecution of human rights defenders who promote social and economic rights. These HRDs should be allowed to play an essential role in (read more…)
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Originally published by Radio Free Asia on May 20, 2016 Authorities in the northern port city of Tianjin have confirmed that a second activist who tried to help the son of two detained human rights lawyers to flee China is also being held in the city, with no access to a (read more…)
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