China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots February 1-15, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS – While the Chinese government’s human rights record was reviewed during the Fourth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review on February 9 and 11, rights abuses went on as usual (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots January 15-31, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS On the eve of China’s turn to face international scrutiny of its rights record at the UN “universal periodic review” on Feb. 9 and 11, Chinese authorities show no sign of loosening its grip on (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots January 1-15, 2009 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF HIGHLIGHTS As Charter 08 continues to spread across the internet and its signatories and supporters refuse to back down under pressure, Chinese authorities continue (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots December 15-31, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF HIGHLIGHTS · The crackdown on Charter 08 continues to widen as more activists are harassed by the police for signing the public appeal. Since (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots December 1-15, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF HIGHLIGHTS · On December 9, a group of 303 Chinese citizens launched Charter 08, a declaration that outlines a vision for a democratic China (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots November 16-30, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF HIGHLIGHTS · Three large protests occurred, one in Gansu Province, the others in Beijing. In Gansu Province, thousands of demonstrators surrounded the government building (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots November 1-15, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF HIGHLIGHTS · While village elections have long been regarded by some in the international community as signs of gradual “democratization” in China, recent elections (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots October 16-31, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF HIGHLIGHTS · CHRD congratulates the imprisoned human rights defender, Hu Jia, for being awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought by the European (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots October 1-15, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF EDITORIAL In the past two weeks, CHRD has received shocking reports of torture and arbitrary detention around China. Examining these reports, activists within CHRD’s (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots September 16-30, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF HIGHLIGHTS · CHRD continues to receive testimonies by activists, petitioners and applicants to protest at the Beijing Olympics which indicate human rights abuses on (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots September 1-15, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF HIGHLIGHTS · Jiamusi Intermediate People’s Court upheld the five-year sentence of Yang Chunlin, the Olympics Prisoner imprisoned for collecting signatures for the petition “We (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots August 16-30, 2008 Please click here for the full China Human Rights Briefing in PDF EDITORIAL The following briefing covers the final days of the Beijing Olympics and its aftermath. Despite official promises to allow press freedom and demonstrations (read more…)
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