使用国际人权机制可以加强这些倡导活动，效果会更好，例如，参与联合国人权机制的运作，向国际社会介绍中国的人权状况，与国际非政府组织合作，通过国际媒体扩散有关信息。
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This video is about ordinary human rights defenders from various parts of the world. Human Rights Day, marked annually, is this year dedicated to human rights defenders who battle against discrimination.
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CHRD’s English translation of a video about Guangdong NGO activist Zhen Jianghua. The video was published by Hong Kong’s i-CABLE on December 8, 2017 to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10.
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什么是联合国特别程序？ 人权理事会特别程序由独立专家主持，从人权专题角度或具体国别角度，对人权问题提供建议和报告；接受个案申诉；进行国家访问。各种“特别程序”系统涵盖公民、文化、经济、政治和社会等多方面的人权问题，是联合国人权机制的重要组成部分。这部短片简洁地解释了联合国特别程序的工作。
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An Artist’s Take on Torture in China in Violation of the Convention against Torture A Chinese artist produced a series of cartoons depicting torture methods used by Chinese police. The artist also created cartoons based on the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which (read more…)
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This documentary is a look at Cao Shunli’s life, activism, and tragic death, and includes interviews with her lawyer, Wang Yu (王宇) and fellow activists and friends. Activist Cao Shunli (曹顺利) tragically passed away on March 14, 2014, after being held in detention for five months and denied adequate medical (read more…)
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Beginning in the spring of 2015, the Chinese government repeatedly denied requests from Chinese activists seeking detailed data on convicted torturers, specifically to verify claims made by China at the United Nations that perpetrators of torture are held criminally accountable in line with relevant laws. The government itself had submitted (read more…)
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Chinese authorities’ refusal to allow lawyers to meet with their detained clients has become a worsening problem in China. Such a restriction not only violates international human rights norms, but also China’s own laws that stipulate detainees are permitted to see a lawyer within 48 hours of a request. Police (read more…)
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The film The Story of Human Rights is a key component of the human rights education campaign, introducing viewers of all ages to their most fundamental freedoms. The Story of Human Rights is a striking 10-minute documentary defining one of the world’s most misunderstood subjects. It appeals to people of all ages with (read more…)
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She is one of the few remaining women human rights lawyers in China. Authorities have tried to stop her. State media staged a smear campaign against her. Court security guards assaulted her and judges threw her out of courtrooms. On July 9, police broke into her flat and abducted her, (read more…)
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In 2014, Chinese activists, writers, lawyers, journalists, artists, and citizens experienced one of the harshest years in government repression and retaliation. CHRD has recorded nearly 1,000 detentions in 2014 for exercising and defending human rights. We have produced an image gallery showcasing major trends and figures in China’s human rights (read more…)
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CHRD has produced this gallery of images, cases, and data to accompany the report “We’ll Beat You to Death With Impunity”: Secret Detention & Abuse of Women in China’s “Black Jails.” The report examines abuses in black jails across China in these facilities, and particularly against women, who make up (read more…)
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