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CHRD joins 16 other organizations to call on governments to take concrete measures on China’s National Security Law for Hong Kong

July 31, 2020 Comments Off

Together with 16 other organizations, CHRD releases a joint open letter to foreign ministers of over 40 governments, calling for condemnation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong imposed by China’s National People’s Congress.

无国界记者组织和非政府组织联合呼吁习近平主席特赦有可能在监狱中死亡的新闻记者

July 23, 2020 Comments Off

多个捍卫人权及新闻自由的非政府组织团体集结在一起，极力呼吁您特赦记者黄琦。他曾两度获得无国界记者新闻自由奖，目前健康状况岌岌可危，若持续受到监禁，他可能很快会失去性命。

RSF and NGO coalition call on Chinese President Xi Jinping to pardon journalist at risk of dying in prison

July 23, 2020 Comments Off

中文版本 Mr. Xi Jinping President People’s Republic of China The State Council General Office 2 Fuyoujie, Xichengqu Beijingshi 100017 Paris, July 22nd, 2020 Mr. President, As a collective of non-governmental organizations defending human rights and freedom of the press, we urge you to pardon journalist Huang Qi, two-time laureate of the Reporters (read more…)

Concerns Over China’s “Win-Win” Resolution at Human Rights Council

June 23, 2020 Comments Off

China presented a “mutually beneficial cooperation” resolution at the UN Human Rights Council, which was debated on June 22. The resolution directly taken from Chinese Communist Party propaganda and modeled on its authoritarian governance would silence criticisms of rights abuses at the council’s mechanisms.

China: Stop Using COVID-19 for Unnecessary Restrictions on Detainees’ Visitation Rights

June 22, 2020 Comments Off

CHRD has documented 12 cases of detained HRDs being denied access to their lawyers and families, including virtual meetings, on coronavirus grounds. The Chinese government must ensure their rights to legal counsel and family visitation and stop using the pandemic as the excuse to violate their rights.

Statement Regarding the Verdict of Lawyer Yu Wensheng After His Secret Trial

June 19, 2020 Comments Off

The wife of Lawyer Yu Wensheng, Xu Yan, received news from the People’s Procuratorate of Xuzhou City in the morning of 17 June 2020 that Lawyer Yu – who went through a secret trial back in May 2019 – has already been sentenced to four years in jail, in addition (read more…)

Joint NGO Open Letter Calls on China to Stop Imposing National Security Law on Hong Kong

June 18, 2020 Comments Off

CHRD joined 85 other organizations to call on the National People’s Congress to halt its moves to impose a national security law on Hong Kong.

China: Free Arbitrarily Imprisoned Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng

June 17, 2020 Comments Off

A Chinese court secretly handed down a four-year prison sentence to lawyer Yu Wensheng for “inciting subversion of state power.” The persecution of Yu Wensheng in reprisal for exercising and defending human rights and the grave injustices involved in this case demand his immediate and unconditional release.

31st Anniversary of June Fourth Massacre

June 2, 2020 Comments Off

The Chinese Communist Party iron-fisted grip on power has perpetuated its leaders’ enjoyment of impunity for the Tiananmen massacre of pro-democracy protestors for 31 years. Victims and their families have never received justice. Photo by David Chen.

中國政府應撤回對香港實施國家安全法的決定

May 27, 2020 Comments Off

中國政府必須撤回對香港實施《國家安全法》的決定。在香港強制實施中國人大起草的《國安法》，無疑是在剝奪香港居民目前享有的人權和基本自由。

China: Reverse Decision to Impose National Security Law on Hong Kong

May 22, 2020 Comments Off

The Chinese government must reverse its decision to impose a national security law on Hong Kong. Imposing a CCP-drafted national security law in Hong Kong would mean stripping away any remaining human rights and fundamental freedoms of Hong Kong residents.

China: Release Journalist Chen Jieren Imprisoned for 15 Years for Criticising CCP

April 30, 2020 Comments Off

Chinese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Chen Jieren and his family members and associates, who have been prosecuted over Chen’s exercise of his right to free expression. A Hunan court handed Chen a 15-year prison sentence on April 30 in apparent punishment for his political speech.