VC | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

Individuals Detained in 2013 Crackdown on Peaceful Assembly, Association & Expression

July 17, 2013 Comments Off

Beginning in March 2013, Chinese police took into custody dozens of citizens in a crackdown meant to suppress peaceful assembly, association and expression around the country. CHRD confirmed cases of 70 individuals taken into police custody, with 40 of these tried and convicted. Twenty-nine people were released on “bail awaiting (read more…)

Wang Hanfei (王寒非)

May 10, 2013 Comments Off

Wang Hanfei, editor of the Hong Kong-based journal “China Special Report” (中国观察), was sentenced to four years in prison in April 2013, likely for publishing articles that authorities deemed to be politically sensitive. Activists were blocked from observing the hearing, and authorities have warned Wang’s wife to keep silent about (read more…)

Submission to UN on Feng Zhenghu – March 22, 2013

March 27, 2013 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 torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Special Rapporteur on the right (read more…)

Submission to UN on Zhu Chengzhi – March 18, 2013

March 27, 2013 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 Urgent Appeal on behalf of Zhu Chengzhi, citizen of the People’s Republic of China by Chinese Human (read more…)

Submission to UN on Hu Jia – March 15, 2013

March 27, 2013 Comments Off

To: Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 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 right (read more…)

Update to UN on Urgent Appeal of Mr. Zhu Yufu – November 30, 2012

December 3, 2012 Comments Off

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 Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) hereby respectfully submits an update to its urgent appeal (and its (read more…)

Submission to UN on Lü Jiaping – November 29, 2012

December 1, 2012 Comments Off

On November 29, CHRD submitted allegations of human rights violations to UN Special Procedures on behalf of Lü Jiaping (吕加平), a dissident scholar imprisoned for writing critically about the Chinese Communist Party. Dealing with several serious illnesses, the 72-year-old Lü is serving a 10-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion of (read more…)

[CHRB] Ni Yulan’s Health Continues to Worsen in Detention; Human Rights Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan Forced to Close Firm, and more (10/18-10/24, 2012)

October 26, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing October 18-24, 2012 Contents Arbitrary Detention Beijing Activist Ni Yulan’s Health Worsening, Medical Parole May Be Sought Shanghai Activist Mao Hengfeng Criminally Detained After Being Seized in Beijing Village Head in Guangdong Criminally Detained After Protest Harassment of Activists Beijing Dissident Hu Jia Under Tighter Restrictions, (read more…)

Submission to UN on Wang Yonghang – September 20, 2012

September 24, 2012 Comments Off

CHRD has submitted allegations of human rights violations to Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council on behalf of Wang Yonghang (王永航), a former lawyer and outspoken advocate for Falun Gong practitioners. Wang is serving a seven-year prison sentence in Liaoning Province. Detained in July 2009, Wang was (read more…)

US Must Pursue More Open, Results-Oriented Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue With China

July 21, 2012 Comments Off

The US and China will soon hold the 17th round of their bilateral human rights dialogue in Washington, D.C.. With many rounds of the dialogue having been held, CHRD asks what has been achieved by these talks, and if there have been any tangible results or positive outcomes? CHRD strongly (read more…)

June 3-4, 2009: 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre – Map & List of Victims

June 4, 2009 Comments Off

On the night of June 3-4, 1989, troops of China’s People’s Liberation Army moved into Beijing to crush the pro-democracy demonstrations that began in April of that year. In parks, streets, subway stations, and even hospitals and homes, innocent ordinary Chinese men and women were murdered by their government.

China Human Rights Briefing: Special Edition – Shandong Police Torture Chen Guangfu, Brother of Chen Guangcheng, As Relatives Live in Fear

May 16, 2012 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing: Special Edition May 16, 2012 Shandong Police Torture Chen Guangfu, Brother of Chen Guangcheng; Relatives Live in Fear CHRD has learned that Chen Guangfu (陈光福), the elder brother of activist Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚), was reportedly tortured while in the hands of Yinan County police in (read more…)