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Torture Victim Denied Justice as Authorities Refuse to Investigate Allegations

November 2, 2009 Comments Off

Torture Victim Denied Justice as Authorities Refuse to Investigate Allegations (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 2, 2009)- It has been nearly three years since Wang Jinyong (王进勇) was allegedly subjected to eight days and nights of torture while in police custody in Linyi City, Shandong Province. And yet, despite clear (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefings October 24-30, 2009

October 30, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting Human Rights Developments from the Grassroots October 24-30, 2009 Week in Review Chongqing courts heard two important appeals cases this week, though both concluded without verdicts. On October 28, the Fuling District Number Three Intermediate Court heard an administrative lawsuit filed by activist Chen Yang (read more…)

Has China Relaxed Media Control since the Beijing Olympics?

October 20, 2009 Comments Off

Has China Relaxed Media Control since the Beijing Olympics? Synopsis of a Recent CHRD-Assisted Report on Evolving Trends in Public Discourse, Released Last Week (in Chinese Only) The Olympic Games did not prove to be a catalyst for increased media freedom domestically as some had hoped. However, as this new (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefings October 17-23, 2009

October 19, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting Human Rights Developments from the Grassroots October 17-23, 2009 Week in Review Duan Chunfang, a Shanghai petitioner-turned-activist who has been detained since July, was sentenced to eighteen months in prison for “obstructing official business” by a Shanghai court on October 23. Court officials barred nearly (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefings October 10-16

October 12, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefings October 5-9

October 6, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting Human Rights Developments from the Grassroots Highlights from the Past Week Scale of Pre-October 1st Crackdown Unprecedented: CHRD now estimates that over one thousand (and possibly several thousand ) activists, dissidents, and petitioners were detained in relation to the October 1 celebration of the 60th (read more…)

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…)