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The US withdrawal from the UNHRC is perfect for Xi Jinping and China

May 22, 2019 Comments Off

By Frances Eve | Originally published in The Guardian | Quitting the UNHRC won’t make it disappear. It opens a leadership vacancy that China is happy to fill. The Trump administration has stepped back to allow China the space to dominate the council unchallenged.

China Detains Several Social Economic Rights Defenders Days After UN Rights Review Ends

March 26, 2019 Comments Off

Several human rights defenders working on socio-economic rights issues have been detained just days after the close of China’s 3rdUniversal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva on March 15 during the 40th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The timing of the detentions indicates that authorities waited until after the (read more…)

Ji Sizun Named 2019 Recipient of Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders

March 14, 2019 Comments Off

Human rights defender Ji Sizun (纪斯尊) is the winner of the fifth Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders. The decision to give this award to Mr. Ji recognizes the long-standing “barefoot lawyer” for his contribution in promoting legal rights and education at the grassroots level in China.

5 Years After Death in Custody of Cao Shunli, HRDs in China Continue to Face Same Pattern of Abuse

March 6, 2019 Comments Off

The Chinese government has taken no steps to investigate and prosecute any official responsible for the deadly reprisal against Cao Shunli for her cooperation with the United Nations, after she died five years ago on March 14, 2014.

《在“无权区”捍卫人权》: 中国人权捍卫者状况年度报告（2018）

February 25, 2019 Comments Off

国际民间机构“中国人权捍卫者网络”（CHRD）发布的《2018年年度人权捍卫者状况报告：在“无权区”捍卫人权》表明，中国人权捍卫者在极度萎缩的公民空间中仍然做出了卓越的努力去促进和保护人权。

CHRD releases “Defending Rights in a ‘No Rights Zone'”: Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2018)

February 21, 2019 Comments Off

Chinese human rights defenders made remarkable strides in promoting and protecting human rights under hostile conditions in drastically shrunken civic space, says CHRD in its 2018 annual report.

Joint Statement calling for Xinjiang Resolution at the United Nation Human Rights Council

February 7, 2019 Comments Off

We, a diverse set of human rights and civil society organizations, urge the United Nations Human Rights Council to urgently adopt a resolution establishing an international fact-finding mission to investigate credible allegations that up to one million Turkic Muslims are being arbitrarily detained in “political education” camps across Xinjiang, a (read more…)

At upcoming session of Human Rights Council, States should pass resolution to address human rights violations in the People’s Republic of China

January 30, 2019 Comments Off

The past year was marked by vitally important monitoring and review of China’s human rights situation by the United Nations human rights system. The upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council provides a key opportunity to reinforce the issues raised over the last year, and express collective concern about (read more…)

The US withdrawal from the UNHRC is perfect for Xi Jinping and China

China Detains Several Social Economic Rights Defenders Days After UN Rights Review Ends

Ji Sizun Named 2019 Recipient of Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders

5 Years After Death in Custody of Cao Shunli, HRDs in China Continue to Face Same Pattern of Abuse

《在“无权区”捍卫人权》: 中国人权捍卫者状况年度报告（2018）

CHRD releases “Defending Rights in a ‘No Rights Zone'”: Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2018)

Joint Statement calling for Xinjiang Resolution at the United Nation Human Rights Council

At upcoming session of Human Rights Council, States should pass resolution to address human rights violations in the People’s Republic of China

China: Release Liu Feiyue and Decriminalize Human Rights Activism

Free Wang Quanzhang: Prison Sentence a Gross Injustice & Blatant Political Persecution of a Human Rights Lawyer

China: Release Huang Qi, Respect Right to Fair Trial

Chinese Government Puts Human Rights Defenders on Trial During Holiday Season to Hide Rights Abuses