On the eve of the 30thanniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, Chinese authorities took into custody activists and netizens to silence any expression or thwart any action aimed at commemorating the victims and mark the anniversary. So far, we have documented 10 individuals either detained or forced into disappearance in connection (read more…)
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Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, CHRD has documented 19 cases involving 1989 protests leaders and participants who are currently detained or imprisoned in China for post-Tiananmen human rights activism. In further incomplete figures, we have found 3 individuals have been persecuted to death, and 6 former (read more…)
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Ge Jueping, a Jiangsu activist who had taken part in an array of advocacy campaigns, was among a group of individuals seized while demonstrating outside the Suzhou City Intermediate People’s Court on September 8, 2016. The activists were protesting what they felt was the court’s mishandling of the case of (read more…)
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We, the 90 undersigned organizations dedicated to the promotion of universal human rights and/or the fight against corruption, write to voice our strong support for the Foreign Affairs Council to initiate a process aimed at establishing an EU-wide program for the imposition of targeted sanctions on individuals and entities deemed (read more…)
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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.
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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…)
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The US Government has designated Gao Yan (高岩) for sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for his role in the death of Chinese activist Cao Shunli in March 2014, while he was the chief of the Chaoyang District Public Security Bureau Branch in Beijing.
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Shan Lihua 单利华 (Released) *Previously under medical watch Crime: Picking quarrels and provoking trouble Length of Punishment: 27 months Court: Nantong City Gangzha District People’s Court, Jiangsu Province Trial Date: June 28, 2016 Sentencing Date: September 29, 2016 Dates of Detention/Arrest: November 20, 2015 (criminally detained); December 1, 2015 (formally (read more…)
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Wang Jing 王晶 (released) *Previously under medical watch Crime: Picking quarrels and provoking trouble Length of Punishment: 4 years and 10 months Court: Jilin City Chuanying District People’s Court, Jilin Province Trial Date: April 20, 2016 Sentencing Date: April 20, 2016 Dates of Detention/Arrest: March 9, 2014 (criminally detained); April (read more…)
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Li Yuhan (李昱函) *Under medical watch Criminal charge: “Picking quarrels and provoking trouble” & “fraud” Length of Punishment: Court: Trial Date: Sentencing Date: Dates of Detention/Arrest: October 9, 2017 (detained); November 15, 2017 (formally arrested) Date of Birth: October 9, 1957 Medical conditions: Atrial fibrillation arrhythmia, coronary heart disease, unstable angina, (read more…)
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Li Xiaoling 李小玲 (released on suspended sentence) *Previously under medical watch Crime: Picking quarrels and provoking trouble Length of Punishment: 3 years, suspended for 5 years Court: Zhuhai City Xiangzhou District Court Trial Date: November 14, 2018 Sentencing Date: November 27, 2018 Dates of Detention/Arrest: June 4, 2017 (detained); August 8, (read more…)
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China’s Ethnic Cleansing Met with US Inaction under Global Magnitsky Law
May 26, 2019 Comments Off on China’s Ethnic Cleansing Met with US Inaction under Global Magnitsky LawBy Renee Xia & Frances Eve | The US Administration is squandering an opportunity to hold the Chinese government accountable for its atrocities in the Xinjiang region under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.
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