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A UN review shows the limits of China’s loud microphone communications strategy

April 17, 2023 Comments Off

In a press conference on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress on March 7, 2023, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said, “China is moving closer to the center of the world stage. … But we don’t have enough microphones, and our voice is not loud enough. Some are still hogging (read more…)

Free Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi, and All Prisoners of Conscience Immediately

April 10, 2023 Comments Off

(The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 10, 2023) We condemn the Chinese government’s sentencing of Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong, two of China’s most notable human rights defenders. “Their sentencing once again demonstrates the Chinese government’s hostility to peaceful advocacy of democracy and human rights, and marks a (read more…)

A Nuanced Approach to China Needs Human Rights at the Core

April 7, 2023 Comments Off

Foreign policy pundits have been calling for a rethink to counter Washington’s alleged groupthink. There’s a certain truth in that. But one element has been missing from the mainstream of the new doves on China: human rights. Without this, their words can end up sounding hollow—especially to the victims.

Winners Named for the 2023 Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders: Xu Qin and Peng Lifa

March 14, 2023 Comments Off

Human rights defenders Xu Qin and Peng Lifa are recipients of the Ninth Annual Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders. The decision recognizes Xu Qin’s long-standing civil society activism to promote protection of human rights in China, and the brave civil disobedience by Peng Lifa to spur on (read more…)

Chinese Authorities Must Release “Blank Paper” Protesters and Allow Free Expression on COVID-19 Pandemic

March 8, 2023 Comments Off

The following 25 organizations call on the Chinese government to immediately and unconditionally release Cao Zhixin, Li Siqi, Li Yuanjing, and Zhai Dengrui and all other “blank paper” protesters, and to end its crackdown on free expression around the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joint Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken: Center Human Rights and Plights of Political Prisoners during Upcoming Visit to China

January 31, 2023 Comments Off

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 31, 2023) — Coalition of U.S.-based civil society organizations representing communities facing oppression of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issue a joint letter to Secretary of State Blinken ahead of his upcoming visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The coalition calls for the Secretary to (read more…)

China: Free All “Blank Paper” Protestors

January 20, 2023 Comments Off

CHRD urges the United Nations human rights experts to take urgent action, calling on the Chinese government to release all of the “Blank Paper” movement participants and remind the government of its human rights obligations.

Over 100 Global Rights Groups Call for the Immediate Release of Mongolian writer and activist Munkhbayar Chuluundorj

January 12, 2023 Comments Off

World leaders urged to jointly press for all charges against him to be dropped and for him to be freed We urge the Mongolian government to immediately release Mr. Munkhbayar Chuluundorj who was arbitrarily arrested in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, by the General Intelligence Agency (GIA) of Mongolia on February 17, 2022. (read more…)

Human Rights Day 2022 in China: Reasons for Hope

December 9, 2022 Comments Off

On this International Human Rights Day, stakeholders in the international human rights community should appreciate that the protestors are showing us that not all hope is lost for a democratic China, where human rights and rule of law will be respected.

2022年国际人权日：希望之光

December 9, 2022 Comments Off

在12月10日国际人权日之际，我们为人权行动者的勇气和胆量倍感振奋，并再次呼吁中国政府停止违反自己承诺的保护人权的义务，释放那些因行使人权而被拘禁的人。我们敦促国际社会保持希望，继续支持站在最前沿的维权者。

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

December 7, 2022 Comments Off

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…)

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

December 2, 2022 Comments Off

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.