The Plight of China’s Rights Lawyers

January 20, 2015       Comments Off on The Plight of China’s Rights Lawyers

 

By Frances Eve, As 2014 came to a close, at least seven prominent Chinese human rights lawyers rang in the New Year from a jail cell. Under President Xi Jinping, the year was one of the worst in recent memory for China’s embattled civil society.

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The Dark Side of the Boom: As China’s Economy Grows, Evictions and Land Grabs Rise With It

January 1, 2015       Comments Off on The Dark Side of the Boom: As China’s Economy Grows, Evictions and Land Grabs Rise With It

 

By Victor Clemens, The booming construction and development industry in China has brought about a devastating side effect: violent episodes of land appropriation, housing evictions, and demolitions that typically victimize the poorest citizens, especially in urban areas.

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China: Detained to Death

May 20, 2014       Comments Off on China: Detained to Death

 

By Renee Xia & Perry Link, The detention of activists by the Chinese government is well known, but there is relatively little discussion about medical treatment in detention facilities. This issue is crucial for understanding what happened to Cao Shunli, a legal rights activist who died in custody in March (read more…)

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