Focus Campaigns | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

#RememberJune4th: Former 1989 Participants Currently Detained/Jailed for Continued Rights Activism

June 2, 2016 Comments Off

27 years after the Chinese government’s bloody suppression of the pro-democracy movement, a number of participants in the 1989 movement are currently detained or in prison for continuing their advocacy for human rights and democratic reforms. These individuals played leadership roles or joined the protests in 1989 as young students, (read more…)

Hu Shigen 胡石根

January 22, 2016 Comments Off

Hu Shigen 胡石根 *Released Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: 7.5 years Court: Tianjin Municipal No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: August 3, 2016 Sentencing Date: August 3, 2016 Dates of Detention/Arrest: July 10, 2015 (detained); January 8, 2016 (arrested); March 23, 2023 (released) Date of Birth: (read more…)

“人权小额资助”2016年度启事

October 18, 2015 Comments Off

“人权小额资助”2016年度启事 2015年10月15 日发布 “人权小额资助”项目旨在支持为人权侵犯受害者（尤其是人权捍卫者）寻求司法公正,为受到迫害的人权捍卫者提供人道救助，支援维护人权的民间行动，促进公民社会理念与实践的成长，致力于推动落实包括《世界人权宣言》和中国已经加入的各项国际人权公约，促使国内法的制订和实践符合国际人权标准，保障所有人在政治、经济、社会、文化等方面的基本人权。自2005年以来，我们已经提供了近五百个项目资助。

End Violence Against Human Rights Lawyers

October 13, 2015 Comments Off

Since President Xi Jinping came to power in March 2013, there has been a new surge in incidents of violent assaults against human rights lawyers in retaliation for their professional work defending clients in politically “sensitive” cases involving persecuted activists and religious or ethnic minorities. Physical violence by police or (read more…)

Individuals Affected by July 9 Crackdown on Rights Lawyers

July 13, 2015 Comments Off

Massive police operations targeting human right lawyers and coordinated by the Ministry of Public Security began on July 9 across China. The following is a list of detentions, including “residential surveillance” in unknown locations, disappearances (police custody in unknown location for more than 24 hours), and those released after summons (read more…)

[CHRB] End Persecution of Participants in 1989 Pro-democracy Movement for Their Ongoing Activism

June 3, 2015 Comments Off

On the 26th anniversary of the Chinese government’s bloody suppression of the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations, scores of individuals who took part in the movement are detained or in prison today for their continuing efforts to promote human rights and democratic reforms. Several activists and lawyers seized last year for marking (read more…)

Su Changlan (苏昌兰)

May 5, 2015 Comments Off

Guangzhou police seized housing and women’s rights activist, Su Changlan (苏昌兰), after she expressed support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong that began in late September 2014. She was originally summoned for “creating a disturbance,” but police criminally detained her the next day on a more serious charge, “inciting (read more…)

Yu Shiwen (于世文)

February 16, 2015 Comments Off

Yu Shiwen (于世文) and his wife, Chen Wei (陈卫), were disappeared on May 23, 2014, until May 28, when their family received a notice saying both of them had been criminally detained on charges of “gathering a crowd to disrupt order of a public place.” The charges apparently stem from (read more…)

Tie Liu (铁流)

January 30, 2015 Comments Off

On February 25, the Sichuan court convicting Tie Liu of “illegal business activity” but issuing a suspended sentence in a case fraught with rights abuses. The trial at the Qingyang District People’s Court in Chengdu lasted for about one hour, and the court sentenced Liu to two-and-a-half years in prison, (read more…)

Gao Yu (高瑜)

December 2, 2014 Comments Off

Gao Yu 高瑜 (released on medical parole) *Previously under medical watch Crime: Illegally disseminating state secrets overseas Length of Punishment: Seven years Court: Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: November 21, 2014 Sentencing Date: April 17, 2015 Dates of Detention/Arrest: April 24, 2014 (detained); May 30, 2014 (arrested); November (read more…)

Individuals Detained in Mainland China for Supporting Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests

October 19, 2014 Comments Off

A number of Chinese citizens have faced reprisals for supporting the Hong Kong protests for universal suffrage, which began in September 2014. The occupation of several areas in the territory, including parts of its financial and political center, has inspired many Chinese on the mainland. To date, CHRD has documented (read more…)

Cao Shunli (曹顺利) & Her Legacy

April 21, 2014 Comments Off

Activist Cao Shunli’s death on March 14, 2014, showed the lengths that China’s leaders are willing to go to suppress civil society voices. Cao Shunli unwaveringly pursued the goal to make use of international human rights mechanisms to improve rights conditions in China. As she said: “In China, those involved (read more…)