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CHRD Report to UN Committee against Torture Highlights Issues the Chinese Government Should be Asked to Address in its Next Periodic Report

September 16, 2010 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders- September 16, 2010) With China’s fifth periodic report to the Committee against Torture (CAT) upcoming, many key problems raised by CAT in 2008 as it considered China’s fourth periodic report have yet to be adequately addressed. In a report to CAT submitted on September 8, CHRD (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing September 7-13, 2010

September 14, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly September 7-13, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Fujian Village Chief Tried on Trumped-up Charges, Lawyer Harassed: In retaliation for his efforts to organize local villagers against unlawful land expropriation, officials in Fujian Province arrested village chief (read more…)

Activist Chen Guangcheng Released after Serving Full Sentence

September 8, 2010 Comments Off

Activist Chen Guangcheng Released after Serving Full Sentence Authorities Must Stop Soft Detention and Harassment of Chen and Family (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 9, 2010) –Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚), a well-known human rights activist and “barefoot lawyer,” was released today from Linyi Prison in Shandong Province after serving his full (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 31-September 6, 2010

September 7, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing August 24-30, 2010

August 31, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly August 24-30, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Villagers Detained over Election Protest: Nine residents of Raolefu Village, located on the outskirts of Beijing, have been detained for participating in a protest on July 27 over the (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 17-23, 2010

August 24, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly August 17-23, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Young AIDS Activist Tian Xi Arrested in Henan: CHRD learned on August 24 that 23 year-old Henan Province AIDS activist Tian Xi (田喜) has been arrested for “intentional destruction (read more…)

Open letter requesting Supreme People’s Court immediately to open an investigation into the use of torture in the Chongqing anti-mafia campaign

August 23, 2010 Comments Off

The following is a translation of a public letter signed by a group of Chinese lawyers, activists, and writers concerned over allegations of torture in the Chongqing anti-mafia campaign. For the original text, in Chinese, please click here. Open letter requesting Supreme People’s Court immediately to open an investigation into (read more…)

Sichuan Rights Defenders Convicted on Trumped-up “Fraud” Charges

August 20, 2010 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 20, 2010)- This afternoon, the Ziliujing District People’s Court in Zigong City, Sichuan Province convicted human rights defenders Liu Zhengyou (刘正有), Hu Yulan (胡玉兰), Ma Xingquan (马兴权), and Feng Guiqin (冯桂琴) of “fraud.” All four were involved in a group known to local residents as (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly August 10-16, 2010

August 17, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly August 10-16, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Procuratorate in Suining City Moves Forward with Prosecution of Liu Xianbin: What has so far been a rapid procession through the criminal procedure system for Sichuan democracy activist and (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing August 3-9, 2010

August 10, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly August 3-9, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Liu Xianbin Case on Verge of Transfer to Courts: CHRD learned this week from lawyer Ma Xiaopeng (马小鹏) that the “inciting subversion of state power” case against Sichuan Province (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing July 27- August 2, 2010

August 4, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly July 27- August 2, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Authorities Move Forward with “Inciting Subversion” Case against Democracy Activist Liu Xianbin: In the past week, CHRD learned that the case against Sichuan democracy activist Liu Xianbin (read more…)

China’s Highest Court Must Overturn Death Sentence Based on Confession Extracted by Torture

August 3, 2010 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders- August 3, 2010) Last week, following the transfer of Fan Qihang’s (樊奇杭) case to the Supreme People’s Court for a review of his death sentence, Zhu Mingyong (朱明勇), lawyer for the alleged Chongqing mob boss, made public secret recordings in which Fan describes being subjected to (read more…)