(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 11, 2008) – CHRD learned that Ji Sizun (纪斯尊), an activist detained since August 11 after he applied to protest at the “Protest Zones” in Beijing, has been formally arrested for “forging official seal” by Fuzhou Public Security Bureau (PSB) in Fujian Province. CHRD also (read more…)
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Questionnaire completed by Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Alleging Arbitrary Arrest or Detention of Human Rights Defender Wang Guilan To: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention The Special Representative on Human Rights Defenders I. IDENTITY 1. Family name: Wang (王) 2. First name: Guilan (桂兰) 3. Sex: Female 4. Birth (read more…)
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Communiqué to UN Human Rights Special Procedures, Alleging Torture and Cruel, Degrading, and Inhumane Treatment, Persecution of Human Rights Defender, and Arbitrary Detention, on behalf of Zheng Dajing, citizen of People’s Republic of China To: Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 21, 2008) – Today, Chen Daojun (陈道军), a cyber activist and freelance writer based in the Southwestern province Sichuan, was convicted of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to three years of imprisonment and deprivation of political rights for three years for posting articles (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 8, 2008) – CHRD has received reports that Gao Zhisheng (高智晟), a human rights lawyer “disappeared” since September 22, 2007, has been detained with his family at an isolated location in a remote Beijing suburb where he has been subjected to cruel and humiliating treatment. (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 29, 2008) –China has tightened its grip over media freedom to contain rising nationwide outrage at tainted milk products. Since the scandal came to light on September 11, CHRD has documented a series of measures taken by the government to block reporting on the scandal. (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 26, 2008) – CHRD learned today that Ji Sizun (纪斯尊), an activist who “disappeared” on August 11 after he applied to protest at the “Protest Zones” in Beijing, has been criminally detained. On September 25, six policemen from Fuzhou City Public Security Bureau (PSB) in (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 24, 2008) – On September 23, Liu Xueli (刘学立), a petitioner and activist against forcible land appropriation from Henan Province, was sent to a local Re-education through Labor (RTL) camp. Liu had been under residential surveillance (house arrest) after he submitted an application to protest (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 18, 2008)—On September 1, Zan Aizong (昝爱宗), a journalist and internet writer from Zhejiang Province, was barred from attending a training workshop on UN human rights mechanisms in Geneva. Zan’s online column on current affairs, meizhou dianping (Weekly Comments), has also been blocked by the (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 30, 2008) – On August 28, Wang Guilan (王桂兰), a petitioner and human rights activist from Enshi City, Hubei Province, was sent to fifteen months of Re-education through Labor (RTL) for “disturbing social order”. According to the authorities, Wang is being punished for accepting a (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 25, 2008) – CHRD learned today that imprisoned human rights defender Hu Jia (胡佳), who suffers from liver cirrhosis, has been made to perform manual labor under the hot sun for seven hours every day. Meanwhile, prison authorities have confiscated Hu’s letters to his family (read more…)
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Questionnaire completed by Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Alleging Arbitrary Arrest or Detention of Wang Rongqing, citizen of People’s Republic of China To: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention I. IDENTITY 1. Family name: Wang (王) 2. First name: Rongqing (荣清) 3. Sex: Male 4. Birth date or age (at (read more…)
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