Alerts & Statements | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

为709受迫害律师和维权公民寻求公正、追究施害者的罪责

July 9, 2018 Comments Off

在709三周年之际，持续努力追究中国政府迫害律师和维权公民的罪责

Justice & Accountability for Persecuted Lawyers in “709” Crackdown

July 9, 2018 Comments Off

On this third anniversary of the “709” Crackdown, CHRD calls for perpetrators to be held to account for the Chinese government’s persecution of lawyers.

China: Free Liu Xia, Justice for Tiananmen Victims

May 31, 2018 Comments Off

On the 29th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, CHRD urges China to free Liu Xia. This act would be one way to both end the suppression of truth about the violent crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy protests and bring about a measure of justice for victims, including her deceased husband, (read more…)

China Must Release Detained Crane Workers on Strike & Would-Be May 1st Protesters

May 3, 2018 Comments Off

CHRD urges the Chinese government to release citizens exercising their right to freedom of peaceful assembly, including many laborers, who police had intimidated and detained for planning protests and strikes around the May 1st International Labor Day.

Xi Jinping’s “Cyber Sovereignty” Fast Eroding Space for Free Expression

April 19, 2018 Comments Off

Under Xi Jinping, the pace of expanding censorship and control over cyberspace has accelerated in the name of “cyber sovereignty.” Just in the past year, a flurry of measures has been proposed or implemented to increase police surveillance of the Internet under the guise of protecting “national security.”

China Must Free Activist Zhen Jianghua & End Suppression of Human Rights Monitoring Groups

April 2, 2018 Comments Off

The Chinese government must release activist Zhen Jianghua, an activist working with Human Rights Campaign in China (HRCC). Zhuhai police have formally arrested him on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power,” according to his lawyer.

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”。

Chen Jianfang & Li Xiaoling Named 2018 Recipients of Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders

March 14, 2018 Comments Off

Human rights defenders Chen Jianfang and Li Xiaoling have been named the co-recipients of the fourth Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders. The two women defenders are recognized for their contributions in promoting human rights at the grassroots level in China. March 14 marks the fourth anniversary of (read more…)

中国政府剥夺人权律师执业权利，持续打压律师推动法治的抗争

January 29, 2018 Comments Off

（CHRD – 2017年1月29日）在最近的几个月内，中国司法部门又开始新一轮对人权律师的打压活动，先后非法剥夺了几位律师的执业权利，受害律师包括余文生律师，隋牧青律师，祝圣武律师，吴有水律师，王理乾律师，王龙德律师。这是官方在报复惩罚这些律师正当行使言论自由权、敢言批评当局的司法腐败、并努力倡导司法独立。

China Strips Rights Lawyers’ Licenses in Reprisal Against Their Push for Rule of Law

January 24, 2018 Comments Off

Chinese authorities have stripped several human rights lawyers of their law licenses in recent months, sending a strong signal that the government will continue to punish lawyers who are not cowed into silence by the “July 2015 Crackdown.”

China Must Release Wu Gan & Stop Treating Free Speech as an Act of Subversion

January 4, 2018 Comments Off

CHRD calls on the Chinese government to immediately and unconditionally release activist Wu Gan, who was handed an 8-year prison sentence in December in retaliation for exercising his right to free speech and assembly.

迈向对侵权问责的一小步：《全球马格林斯基人权问责法》生效后首次运用，美国政府制裁世界各国52名人权侵犯者和贪官，包括对曹顺利死亡有责的一名中国警官

December 22, 2017 Comments Off

中国人权捍卫者网络欢迎美国政府将中国警官高岩列为《全球马格尼斯基问责法》的52名制裁对象之一。2014年1月至2016年10月期间，高岩担任北京朝阳区公安分局局长一职。根据这一法案，在「指挥责任」这一原则下，高岩被制裁是因为在曹顺利被拘留在朝阳看守所期间，警方对她施行酷刑和非人道待遇，包括拒绝提供适当的医疗，拒绝律师多次提出的“保外就医“的请求，最终导致她的病情严重恶化，送到警方严守的医院急救无效死亡。另外也是因为他在朝阳区担任其它警方职位期间发生在朝阳看守所的多起人权侵犯事件，包括对艾未未、王荔虹、李海、许乃来等人的任意羁押和酷刑。