We, the undersigned press freedom and human rights organisations, strongly condemn the Chinese government’s ongoing arbitrary detention of journalist, human rights defender and former lawyer Zhang Zhan, on the 5th anniversary of her arrest.
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We, the undersigned civil society and human rights organizations, strongly condemn the Hong Kong government’s escalating repression of activists in exile and their family members in Hong Kong.
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(May 1, 2025) In new reports sent to United Nations treaty monitoring bodies, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) responds to the Chinese government’s rejection of key human rights recommendations made by UN experts. CHRD highlights Beijing’s resistance to genuine cooperation with the UN to improve human rights, (read more…)
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We urge the Chinese government to immediately release Mr. Hada, a prominent Southern Mongolian dissident and long-time political prisoner. He has disappeared since February 6, 2025 following his hospitalization by Chinese authorities for an alleged “urgent medical condition.” His current whereabouts and well-being remain unknown. This latest development is part (read more…)
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As organizations that work on issues relating to freedom and human rights in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), we are writing to express our strong opposition to the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate U.S. funding for Radio Free Asia (RFA). RFA serves as a critical source of information on (read more…)
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Two jailed human rights defenders, Quan Shixin (全世欣) and Shi Tingfu (史庭福), are the recipients of the 11th Annual Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders. The 2025 award recognizes Quan and Shi for their courageous human rights activism. Despite the risks they faced from state reprisals, their efforts (read more…)
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经“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”发起机构公开向社会征集推荐名单并表决，决定将2025年第十一届“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”颁发给中国大陆人权捍卫者、良心犯全世欣女士和史庭福先生。
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – March 5, 2025) Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained thousands and convicted 1,545 prisoners of conscience in the past six years for peacefully advocating or exercising human rights, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) said today in a new report.
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Following the fifth anniversary of the ‘Xiamen Gathering’ crackdown, Chinese Human Rights Defenders and 37 other civil society organizations and activists across the world signed a joint statement, reaffirming our solidarity with Chinese human rights defenders and lawyers persecuted for advocating for human rights.
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在“厦门聚会”镇压五周年后，人权捍卫者与全球其他37个公民社会组织及活动人士共同签署了一份联合声明，声援因倡导人权而遭受迫害的中国人权捍卫者和律师。
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CHRD “人权小额资助” 旨在支持遭受迫害的人权捍卫者，为其提供法律援助和人道援助，同时推动公民维护和倡导人权的行动。本项目致力于敦促中国政府履行《世界人权宣言》及已签署批准的国际人权公约，促进国内法符合国际人权标准，从而推动公民、政治、经济、社会、文化权利的保护。
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China’s System of Mass Arbitrary Detention
March 12, 2025 Comments Off on China’s System of Mass Arbitrary Detention“Sitting in a prison cell waiting for daybreak”: this is how Chinese legal activist Xu Zhiyong described the prospect of enduring a 14-year prison sentence, handed down by a Shandong court in 2023. Xu’s “crime”? Advocating for civil liberties.
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