Joint Statement: Respect Freedoms of Expression, Press and Assembly in China – Stop violent crackdown and arrests of peaceful protesters

Joint Statement: Respect Freedoms of Expression, Press and Assembly in China – Stop violent crackdown and arrests of peaceful protesters

December 7, 2022       Comments Off on Joint Statement: Respect Freedoms of Expression, Press and Assembly in China – Stop violent crackdown and arrests of peaceful protesters

 

We, the undersigned, call on the Chinese government to strictly abide by its obligations under the Chinese Constitution and the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as well as its commitment as a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political (read more…)

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<strong>China Must End Reprisals against Protestors, Investigate Urumqi Fire, Free Detainees </strong>

China Must End Reprisals against Protestors, Investigate Urumqi Fire, Free Detainees 

December 2, 2022       Comments Off on China Must End Reprisals against Protestors, Investigate Urumqi Fire, Free Detainees 

 

We at CHRD are seriously concerned that detained protestors are at high risk of being forcibly disappeared and subjected to torture and deprivation of due process rights.

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中国政府须结束对抗议者的报复，调查乌鲁木齐火灾，释放被拘留者

中国政府须结束对抗议者的报复，调查乌鲁木齐火灾，释放被拘留者

December 2, 2022       Comments Off on 中国政府须结束对抗议者的报复，调查乌鲁木齐火灾，释放被拘留者

 

中国警方正在对中国各地的街头抗议者进行系统性报复。全国各地过去几天的集会示威，呼吁结束不人道的“清零政策”、哀悼11月24日乌鲁木齐公寓火灾受害者以及要求政治变革。

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China: End ideological “Zero COVID” and put human life and dignity first 

China: End ideological “Zero COVID” and put human life and dignity first 

November 16, 2022       Comments Off on China: End ideological “Zero COVID” and put human life and dignity first 

 

CHRD urges the Chinese government to scrap any unnecessarily burdensome and harmful measures and immediately end the “Zero COVID” policy.

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Global Financial leaders Must Speak Up for Human Rights Ahead of HK Summit

Global Financial leaders Must Speak Up for Human Rights Ahead of HK Summit

October 26, 2022       Comments Off on Global Financial leaders Must Speak Up for Human Rights Ahead of HK Summit

 

On November 1-3, over 30 influential global finance players will be in Hong Kong for the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit. CHRD calls on these bankers to bring up the deteriorating human rights situation in Hong Kong as a matter of the utmost urgency.

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OPEN LETTER

OPEN LETTER

October 6, 2022       Comments Off on OPEN LETTER

 

Almost three years have passed since the due date (9 December 2019) of the PRC’s latest State party report to the UN Committee Against Torture. We are writing on behalf of the people in the PRC, and human rights defenders worldwide, to request the submission of the above-mentioned report without (read more…)

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As Party Congress looms, dissidents languish and Party ramps up ideological control

As Party Congress looms, dissidents languish and Party ramps up ideological control

October 5, 2022       Comments Off on As Party Congress looms, dissidents languish and Party ramps up ideological control

 

In the lead of to the Party Congress, many human rights defenders (HRDs) who have been prominent voices of a vision for a democratic China that respects international human rights principles have languished in pre-trial detention. 

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China must protect the rights of detained human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing 

China must protect the rights of detained human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing 

September 19, 2022       Comments Off on China must protect the rights of detained human rights defenders Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing 

 

CHRD and a coalition of 24 human rights NGOs urge for the release of Chinese investigative journalist Huang Xueqin, and labor rights advocate Wang Jianbing, who was taken away by police exactly one year ago for allegedly ‘inciting subversion of state power’.

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Unconscionably Delayed UN Report Rebukes China’s False Narrative on Xinjiang

Unconscionably Delayed UN Report Rebukes China’s False Narrative on Xinjiang

September 1, 2022       Comments Off on Unconscionably Delayed UN Report Rebukes China’s False Narrative on Xinjiang

 

CHRD welcomes the report assessing the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) by the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights but regrets the unconscionable delay in issuing the report.

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Civil society call to end enforced disappearances in China

Civil society call to end enforced disappearances in China

August 30, 2022       Comments Off on Civil society call to end enforced disappearances in China

 

On the International Day of the Disappeared, the international community must recognize and respond to the widespread use of enforced disappearances in the People’s Republic of China.

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China: End Mistreatment of Defenders with Disabilities and Advocates for Disability Rights

China: End Mistreatment of Defenders with Disabilities and Advocates for Disability Rights

August 12, 2022       Comments Off on China: End Mistreatment of Defenders with Disabilities and Advocates for Disability Rights

 

CHRD urges the Chinese government to end torture and mistreatment of detained or jailed human rights defenders with disabilities, lift restrictions on civil society organizations, and comply with its treaty obligations to protect disability rights.

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China Must Free Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping: Unfair Trial A Travesty of Justice  

China Must Free Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping: Unfair Trial A Travesty of Justice  

July 26, 2022       Comments Off on China Must Free Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping: Unfair Trial A Travesty of Justice  

 

The July 26 trial of lawyer Chang Weiping in China is yet another incidence of travesty of justice. The Chinese government, in light of its international obligations to protect human rights, must immediately and unconditionally release Chang Weiping. 

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