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“Olympics Prisoner” Yang Chunlin Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

March 24, 2008 Comments Off

“Olympics Prisoner” Yang Chunlin Sentenced to Five Years in Prison CHRD calls for the activist’s unconditional and immediate release (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 24, 2008)- Human rights defender, Yang Chunlin (杨春林), was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and two years’ deprivation of political rights for “inciting subversion of state (read more…)

Prominent Chinese Citizens Publish Open Letter Proposing Twelve Suggestions on Tibet

March 22, 2008 Comments Off

Prominent Chinese Citizens Publish Open Letter Proposing Twelve Suggestions on Tibet (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 22, 2008)- 30 prominent Chinese citizens released a public letter today entitled Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibetan Situation. The letter condemns “violent acts against innocent people” and “strongly urges the Chinese government” (read more…)

Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibetan Situation

March 22, 2008 Comments Off

Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibetan Situation March 22, 2008 1. At present the one-sided propaganda of the official Chinese media is having the effect of stirring up inter-ethnic animosity and aggravating an already tense situation. This is extremely detrimental to the long-term goal of safeguarding national unity. We (read more…)

More Villagers Evicted to Make Way for Beijing Olympic Venues

March 21, 2008 Comments Off

More Villagers Evicted to Make Way for Beijing Olympic Venues (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 21, 2008) – About 60 to 70 households in Beiding Village, Datun Township, have received an ultimatum from the authorities to leave their homes by the end of March. Beiding Village lies at the heart (read more…)

Hu Jia on Trial: Rights to Free Speech and Due Process Violated

March 19, 2008 Comments Off

Hu Jia on Trial: Rights to Free Speech and Due Process Violated CHRD calls for the activist’s immediate and unconditional release (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 18, 2008) – The trial of Hu Jia (胡佳), the prominent human rights defender arrested on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power,” took (read more…)

Hu Jia’s Trial for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” Scheduled for March 18

March 15, 2008 Comments Off

Hu Jia’s Trial for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” Scheduled for March 18 Authorities must take remedial measures to guarantee Hu Jia a free and fair trial (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 13, 2008)- CHRD learned today that Hu Jia, the prominent human rights defender detained on suspicion of “inciting (read more…)

Outspoken Lawyer Who Commented on Olympics Released from Abduction

March 14, 2008 Comments Off

Outspoken Lawyer Who Commented on Olympics Released from Abduction China must hold accountable police who terrorize and intimidate rights defenders. (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 11, 2008)- Teng Biao (滕彪), Beijing-based human rights lawyer kidnapped on March 6, was released 41 hours later on March 8. Teng’s kidnappers seized Teng (read more…)

China Must Honor Olympics Pledge to Protect Human Rights of Its Citizens

March 14, 2008 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 7, 2008) – Teng Biao (滕彪), an outspoken Beijing-based human rights lawyer, was abducted in the evening of March 6. He has not been seen since. Li Heping (李和平), another Beijing-based human rights lawyer, was rear-ended by a police car following his while he was (read more…)

On Eve of Five-Month Countdown to Olympics, Activists Abducted and Intimidated

March 7, 2008 Comments Off

On Eve of Five-Month Countdown to Olympics, Activists Abducted and Intimidated China Must Honor Olympics Pledge to Protect Human Rights of Its Citizens (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 7, 2008) – Teng Biao (滕彪), an outspoken Beijing-based human rights lawyer, was abducted in the evening of March 6. He has (read more…)

Open Letter Organizer Seized by Police for Demanding Rights as Olympics Approach

February 28, 2008 Comments Off

Open Letter Organizer Seized by Police for Demanding Rights as Olympics Approach Authorities must respect rights to freedom of expression and criticism of the government (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 28, 2008)- In the early hours of February 28, immediately after the release of an open letter with the signatures (read more…)

“Olympics Detainee” Yang Chunlin Ill-treated during Trial

February 22, 2008 Comments Off

“Olympics Detainee” Yang Chunlin Ill-treated during Trial Authorities’ Continued Mistreatment of Yang Raises Fear of Further Torture or Ill-treatment (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 21, 2008) – CHRD learnt that Yang Chunlin (杨春林), a human rights defender detained on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”, was subjected to degrading (read more…)

Human Rights Defender Liu Jie’s Re-education through Labor Decision Upheld

February 22, 2008 Comments Off

Human Rights Defender Liu Jie’s Re-education through Labor Decision Upheld (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 22, 2008)- On February 19, Heilongjiang Re-education through Labor (RTL) Management Committee rejected Liu Jie’s (刘杰) application for an administrative review of the decision to send her to the RTL camp. Ms. Liu has decided (read more…)