On the 36th Anniversary of Tiananmen, Release Activists Wrongfully Detained

On the 36th Anniversary of Tiananmen, Release Activists Wrongfully Detained

June 1, 2025       Comments Off on On the 36th Anniversary of Tiananmen, Release Activists Wrongfully Detained

 

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders—June 1, 2025) Ahead of the 36th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) pays tribute to the victims and survivors and calls on the Chinese government to release those jailed for participating in or commemorating the events (read more…)

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58 NGOs Call for the Immediate Release of Zhang Zhan, Journalist and HRD

58 NGOs Call for the Immediate Release of Zhang Zhan, Journalist and HRD

May 14, 2025       Comments Off on 58 NGOs Call for the Immediate Release of Zhang Zhan, Journalist and HRD

 

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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Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Hong Kong Government’s Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families

Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Hong Kong Government’s Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families

May 8, 2025       Comments Off on Joint Statement from Civil Society Groups on the Hong Kong Government’s Targeting of Exiled Activists’ Families

 

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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Chinese Government Ignores UN Human Rights Reviews

Chinese Government Ignores UN Human Rights Reviews

May 1, 2025       Comments Off on Chinese Government Ignores UN Human Rights Reviews

 

(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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URGENT ACTION: Call to Free Hada, Southern Mongolian Dissident

URGENT ACTION: Call to Free Hada, Southern Mongolian Dissident

April 15, 2025       Comments Off on URGENT ACTION: Call to Free Hada, Southern Mongolian Dissident

 

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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Joint Statement in Support of Radio Free Asia

Joint Statement in Support of Radio Free Asia

April 9, 2025       Comments Off on Joint Statement in Support of Radio Free Asia

 

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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Winners Named for the 2025 Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders

Winners Named for the 2025 Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders

March 12, 2025       Comments Off on Winners Named for the 2025 Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders

 

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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全世欣、史庭福荣获2025年“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”

全世欣、史庭福荣获2025年“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”

March 12, 2025       Comments Off on 全世欣、史庭福荣获2025年“曹顺利人权捍卫者纪念奖”

 

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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China’s System of Mass Arbitrary Detention

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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China: Systematic Arbitrary Detentions May Be Crimes Against Humanity

China: Systematic Arbitrary Detentions May Be Crimes Against Humanity

March 5, 2025       Comments Off on China: Systematic Arbitrary Detentions May Be Crimes Against Humanity

 

(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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Joint Civil Society Statement following the Fifth Anniversary of the ‘Xiamen Gathering’ Crackdown

Joint Civil Society Statement following the Fifth Anniversary of the ‘Xiamen Gathering’ Crackdown

February 12, 2025       Comments Off on Joint Civil Society Statement following the Fifth Anniversary of the ‘Xiamen Gathering’ Crackdown

 

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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“厦门聚会案”五周年联合声明

“厦门聚会案”五周年联合声明

February 12, 2025       Comments Off on “厦门聚会案”五周年联合声明

 

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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