Human Rights Day 2011: A Dismal Year for Human Rights Defenders in China Chinese Government Must Honor Its International Human Rights Obligations (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 9, 2011) As the world observes Human Rights Day on December 10, CHRD notes that 2011 was one of the worst years in (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing November 23-29, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Detainees From Jasmine Revolution Crackdown See Case Developments: The “incitement” case against Sichuan activist Chen Wei (陈卫) has been transferred to a court, but authorities have continued to obstruct the (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing November 15-22, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Trial of Ni Yulan, Husband Set to Open But Then Sent Back to Procuratorate, Ni’s Health Weakens: The “creating a disturbance” case against Beijing lawyer Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) and (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing November 8-14, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Contents Arbitrary Detention Sichuan Land Rights Activist Liu Zhengyou Released from Prison Shanghai Activist Sentenced to Three Years and Six Months in Prison Sichuan Activist Zuo Xiaohuan Released after 18 Months (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing November 2-7, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Contents Arbitrary Detention Victim of Medical Accident Detained for 20 Months in Psychiatric Hospital Freedom of Expression Blog Closed after Posting Article that Advocates for Intra-Party Democracy Harassment of Activists (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing October 27-November 2, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Chinese activists and netizens continue to make the treacherous trip to visit Chen Guangcheng, currently held under illegal house arrest with his wife and 6-year-old daughter. One group of (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing October 21-26, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Activists, Authorities Stay Closely Focused on Chen Guangcheng: Authorities have kept up the harassment and intimidation of activists who harbor plans to visit lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing October 13-20, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Activism, Suppression Ramp Up Around Chen Guangcheng, Dongshigu Village: More attempts to see the lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚) have taken place—all blocked in similar fashion—and CHRD has (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing October 6-12, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights • Co-founder of Hunan China Democracy Party Released: On October 10, Bo Xiaomao (柏小毛), who co-founded the Hunan Province branch of the China Democracy Party (CDP), was released after serving (read more…)
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One year after the writer and dissident Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize, CHRD called for his release from prison and also freedom for his wife, the poet Liu Xia, being held under tight house arrest.
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China Human Rights Briefing September 29-October 5, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Scores of Petitioners Detained As China Celebrates National Day: Around October 1, authorities swept up large numbers of petitioners in Beijing and other parts of the country, subjecting them (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing September 21-28, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Case Against Guangxi Lawyer Sent to Procuratorate: The “obstructing testimony” case against Yang Zaixin (杨在新), a lawyer from Beihai City, Guangxi Province, has been transferred to a local procuratorate. Yang (read more…)
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