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Deaths Highlight Continued Problem of Torture, Poor Oversight in Detention Facilities

October 6, 2009 Comments Off

Deaths Highlight Continued Problem of Torture, Poor Oversight in Detention Facilities (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 6, 2009) CHRD has recently learned of three cases of individuals who died allegedly as a result of torture or ill-treatment while in custody, cases which highlight continued problems with the management of detention (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing September 28-October 4, 2009

October 5, 2009 Comments Off

To download this edition of CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots September 28-October 4, 2009 Editorial The Chinese government’s deep sense of insecurity and fear of dissent was on display this past week alongside the massive military (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing September 7-27, 2009

October 2, 2009 Comments Off

To download this edition of CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots September 7-27, 2009 Highlights · The defining theme of the month of September has been the large-scale mobilization of police across the country to “secure” the (read more…)

Chinese Government Tightens the Screws Ahead of National Day

September 30, 2009 Comments Off

Chinese Government Tightens the Screws Ahead of National Day (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 30, 2009) – On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese government has implemented a number of drastic repressive measures to increase its control over citizens’ (read more…)

Chengdu Police and Court Flout Law in “Truly Disgraceful” Trial of Tan Zuoren

September 30, 2009 Comments Off

Chengdu Police and Court Flout Law in “Truly Disgraceful” Trial of Tan Zuoren CHRD Protests Beating and Detention of Witnesses, Abuse of Tan’s Legal Rights (Chinese Human Rights Defenders- August 12, 2009) As more information about today’s trial of Tan Zuoren (谭作人) for “inciting subversion of state power” becomes available, (read more…)

‘Investigation Period’ Extended for Detained Activist Intellectual Liu Xiaobo

September 30, 2009 Comments Off

‘Investigation Period’ Extended for Detained Activist Intellectual Liu Xiaobo (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 1, 2009) – On August 31, detained Beijing writer and intellectual Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) met with his lawyers Ding Xihui (丁锡奎) and Shang Baojun (尚宝军) for the third time since his detention began last December. The (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 31-September 6, 2009

September 10, 2009 Comments Off

To download this edition of CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots August 31- September 6, 2009 Highlights: Human Rights and Democracy Activist Xie Changfa Receives Harsh Sentence: After over a year of detention, Xie Changfa (谢长发), a (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 24-30, 2009

September 2, 2009 Comments Off

To download this edition of CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots August 24-30, 2009 Highlights: Torture and Arrest of Lawyer Latest Attack on Legal Professionals by Officials This week brought yet another case of a human rights (read more…)

Debarred Lawyer Tortured and Arrested in Northeastern China

August 27, 2009 Comments Off

Debarred Lawyer Tortured and Arrested in Northeastern China (Chinese Huma Rights Defenders, August 27, 2009)- CHRD learned today that Wang Yonghang (王永航), a former lawyer from Dalian City, Liaoning Province, has been formally arrested for “using a cult to damage social and legal system”. When Wang was taken into police (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 17-23, 2009

August 26, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots August 17-23, 2009 To download this edition of CHRB as a PDF file, please click here HIGHLIGHTS Persistent torture: Ten months after the UN Committee against Torture recommended the Chinese government “take immediate steps to prevent acts of torture (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 10-16, 2009

August 18, 2009 Comments Off

To download this edition of CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots August 10-16, 2009 Highlights Xu Zhiyong Reportedly Arrested: According to one unconfirmed source, Xu Zhiyong (许志永), the detained director of the Open Constitution Initiative (Gongmeng), has (read more…)

Police Bar Public from Attending Trial of Earthquake Investigator Tan Zuoren

August 12, 2009 Comments Off

Police Bar Public from Attending Trial of Earthquake Investigator Tan Zuoren (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 12, 2009)– Tan Zuoren (谭作人), a Sichuan activist detained for “inciting subversion of state power”, was tried today by the Chengdu City Intermediate People’s Court in Sichuan Province. The trial was practically closed to (read more…)