Alerts & Statements | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

Abuses against Petitioners Contradict Message of ‘Openness’ at Annual Session of China’s Legislature

March 18, 2009 Comments Off

Abuses against Petitioners Contradict Message of ‘Openness’ at Annual Session of China’s Legislature (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 18, 2009) – Systematic persecution of petitioners has become an annual feature of the joint session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National People’s Political Consultative Conference (NPPCC). During this (read more…)

“Soft Detention” of Yuan Weijing Continues: Journalist Beaten, Barred from Meeting

March 11, 2009 Comments Off

“Soft Detention” of Yuan Weijing Continues: Journalist Beaten, Barred from Meeting (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 10, 2009) –Yuan Weijing (袁伟静), the wife of imprisoned rights activist Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚), remains confined to her home and surrounded by guards. On March 8, a prominent investigative journalist and his student were (read more…)

Months before Tiananmen Anniversary, China Refuses Entry to Exiled Student Leader

March 10, 2009 Comments Off

Months before Tiananmen Anniversary, China Refuses Entry to Exiled Student Leader (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 9, 2009) – Yi Danxuan (易丹轩), a former student leader in Guangzhou during the 1989 pro-democracy movement, was denied entry into China on March 7. Yi, now an American citizen, was barred from entering (read more…)

Yuan Xianchen Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for “Inciting Subversion of State Power”

March 6, 2009 Comments Off

Yuan Xianchen Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” (Chinese Human Rights Defenders- March 6, 2009) – Human rights activist and “barefoot lawyer” Yuan Xianchen (袁显臣), of Jixi City, Heilongjiang Province, was found guilty on March 4 of “inciting subversion of state power” and (read more…)

Activists Put under House Arrest as Clinton Arrives in China

March 4, 2009 Comments Off

Activists Put under House Arrest as Clinton Arrives in China (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 21, 2009) – A number of dissidents and human rights activists, many of whom signatories to Charter 08, have been put under residential surveillance (or “soft detention” 软禁), questioned and followed by Beijing police as (read more…)

Sichuan Activist Detained for Reporting on Protests and Clashes

March 3, 2009 Comments Off

Sichuan Activist Detained for Reporting on Protests and Clashes (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 3, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Xing Qingxian (幸清贤), a rights activist based in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, has been criminally detained on suspicion of “disturbing social order” by the National Security police (read more…)

Petitioner Detained and Beaten for Attempting to Appeal to Clinton

February 27, 2009 Comments Off

Petitioner Detained and Beaten for Attempting to Appeal to Clinton (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 27, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Wang Shixiang (王士祥), a petitioner and former business owner from Tongcheng City, Anhui Province, was beaten and detained for attempting to appeal to US Secretary of State Hillary (read more…)

Five Detained for Organizing Factory Sit-in in Chongqing; Six Injured during Workers Demonstration in Sichuan Province

February 25, 2009 Comments Off

Five Detained for Organizing Factory Sit-in in Chongqing; Six Injured during Workers Demonstration in Sichuan Province(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 25, 2009) – CHRD learned today that five workers at a silk factory, Tongliang County, Chongqing Municipality, have been detained for organizing a factory sit-in. The workers are representatives of (read more…)

Incarcerated Activist Denied Care, in Grave Condition

February 25, 2009 Comments Off

Incarcerated Activist Denied Care, in Grave Condition (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 25, 2009)- CHRD learned recently that Wang Guilan (王桂兰), an incarcerated petitioner and activist from Enshi City, Hubei Province, is in need of immediate medical attention as she suffers from a serious infection of burn wounds as well (read more…)

Retired Judge in Xinjiang Detained for Advocating Health Rights of Veterans

February 23, 2009 Comments Off

Retired Judge in Xinjiang Detained for Advocating Health Rights of Veterans (Chinese Human Rights Defenders—February 23, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Huang Yunmin (黄云敏), a retired judge in Xinjiang who has advocated for the health-related rights of veterans, has been detained on suspicion of “possession of guns” since February (read more…)

Law Firm Punished for Advocating Direct Elections of Lawyers Association

February 18, 2009 Comments Off

Law Firm Punished for Advocating Direct Elections of Lawyers Association (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 18, 2009)- Beijing’s Yitong Law Firm (北京忆通律师事务所) was notified that it would be forced to close for six months for “re-organization” by the Beijing Haidian District Bureau of Justice on February 17, 2009. Lawyers at (read more…)

Lawyer for Liu Xiaobo Submits Formal Request Demanding Details of Activist’s Detention

February 11, 2009 Comments Off

Lawyer for Liu Xiaobo Submits Formal Request Demanding Details of Activist’s Detention (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 11, 2009) – This morning, Shang Baojun (尚宝军), a lawyer for detained activist Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) from Mo Shaoping (莫少平) law firm, submitted a formal request at the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau (read more…)