Abrogation of Rights in the Case of Gao Zhisheng Immediate release CRD, November 16, 2006 Abrogation of Legal Rights and Human Rights in the Case of Gao Zhisheng: CRD Finds Arbitrary Detention, Interference in Independency of Lawyers, Retaliation against a Human Rights Defender, Violation of Freedom of Expression, Torture or (read more…)
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CRD Welcomes Linyi Court Decision to Overturn Lower Court Verdict on Chen Guangcheng; Urges Fair Retrial The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders Immediate Release Beijing, November 1, 2006 CRD Welcomes Linyi Court Decision to Overturn Lower Court Verdict on Chen Guangcheng; Urges Fair Retrial CRD welcomes the Linyi City (read more…)
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LETTER OF APPEAL ON THE SHUTDOWN OF CENTURY CHINA ONE HUNDRED INTELLECTUALS’ LETTER OF APPEAL ON THE SHUTDOWN OF CENTURY CHINA By Liu Xiaobo and ninety-nine others, The New York Review of Books Volume 53, Number 17 · November 2, 2006 To the Editors: For many days since July 25, (read more…)
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RAPID ACTION NETWORK 10 October 2006 RAN 35/06 CHINA: Crackdown on Dissident Writers The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN is alarmed about an apparent crackdown on dissident writers in China. Three writers have been detained in recent weeks: they are Zhang Jianhong (aka Li Hong) who is a (read more…)
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China Infringes Upon Rights to Take Part in Government through Free Election For immediate release China Infringes Upon Rights to Take Part in Government through Free Election – Widespread harassment on independent candidates in local races for People’s Congress (Beijing, September 27，2006) During the county-district-township simultaneous elections for delegates to (read more…)
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Three cyber-dissidents arrested and websites closed in new wave of Internet censorship Reporters Without Borders called today for the release of three cyber-dissidents who have been arrested in the past two weeks – Zhang Jianhong, Yang Maodong and Chen Shuqing – and voiced concern about an increase in the censorship (read more…)
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For immediate release Sept. 11, 2009 China: Intensified Attack on Human Rights Defenders Intensified persecution of human rights activists in recent days has seriously undermined the Chinese government’s pledges to respect international human rights. These are pledges that the government made in its bid for membership on the UN Human (read more…)
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RAPID ACTION NETWORK 25 August 2006 Update #2 to RAN 43/04 CHINA：Journalist Zhao Yan acquitted of revealing state secrets but convicted of fraud The Writers in Prison Committee of International PEN welcomes the announcement on 25 August 2006 that the charge of revealing state secrets has been dropped against journalist (read more…)
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Urgent Petition: Stop Illegal Detention of Gao Zhisheng and Harassment of His Family China’s most prominent human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been arrested. Gao is widely regarded by various international organizations, including the UN Human Rights Commission as an important and respected human rights lawyer. Recently, both the US (read more…)
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For immediate release, August 17, 2006 Chen Guangcheng Trial Opens Tomorrow: CRD Calls for Justice for the Advocate for Rights of Family Planning Victims and People with Disability As the trial of Chen Guangcheng opens tomorrow, CRD calls for international monitoring, urging a fair trial, and asking the Chinese court (read more…)
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Urgent Plea to the Standing Committee of the NPC, the Standing Committee of the Shandong People’s Congress, the SPP, the Shandong People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Supervision, and the Shandong Supervision Bureau Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and Standing Committee of the Shandong People’s Congress: People’s Republic of (read more…)
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Monsieur Pascal Clément Garde des Sceaux Ministère de la Justice Place Vendôme Paris Paris, le 19 juillet 2006 Monsieur le ministre, Alors que le ministre chinois de la Sécurité publique Zhou Yongkang est actuellement en France, nous souhaitons attirer votre attention sur la situation d’un avocat chinois emprisonné, Chen Guangcheng. (read more…)
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