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Liu Xiaobo Formally Arrested for “Inciting Subversion of State Power”

June 24, 2009 Comments Off

Liu Xiaobo Formally Arrested for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” (Chinese Human Rights Defenders—June 24, 2009) – CHRD learned today that Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波), signatory of Charter 08 and prominent intellectual, was formally arrested for “inciting subversion of state power” on June 23. He had been detained since December 8, (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing June 15-21, 2009

June 21, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots Please click here to download the full CHRB June 15-21, 2009 in PDF format Highlights Author and environmentalist Tan Zuoren (谭作人), detained since March 28, was prevented from meeting with his lawyers by National Security authorities in Chengdu City, (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing June 8-14, 2009

June 14, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots June 8-14, 2009 Highlights While the majority of activists and dissidents who suffered detention or surveillance during the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre are now back to living their lives as normal, some continue to be subjected to (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing June 1-7, 2009

June 7, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots June 1-7, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS · As feared, at least twenty Beijing lawyers have not had their licenses renewed after officials pressured their employers to “fail” them during their annual performance review, which concluded on May 31. It is believed (read more…)

Police Detain and Harass Activists on Eve of Tiananmen Anniversary

June 4, 2009 Comments Off

Police Detain and Harass Activists on Eve of Tiananmen Anniversary (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 4, 2009) – CHRD has documented the cases of sixty-five activists who have been subjected to harassment from officials in order to prevent them from organizing or taking part in activities commemorating the Tiananmen Massacre. (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing May 18-31, 2009

May 31, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots May 18- May 31, 2009 Highlights In the final days before the twentieth anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, officials across the country intensified their efforts to prevent any commemoration of the date. CHRD has documented the cases of 65 (read more…)

Lawyers Face Revocation of their Licenses for Defending Human Rights

May 25, 2009 Comments Off

Lawyers Face Revocation of their Licenses for Defending Human Rights (Chinese Human Rights Defenders – May 25, 2009)—CHRD learned today that law firms employing some of the most vocal human rights lawyers in China have been pressed by the local authorities to “fail” the lawyers in the annual evaluation of (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing May 11-17, 2009

May 17, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots May 11-17, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS In a startling case of police brutality and disregard for the law, police in Jiangjin District, Chongqing, beat and detained Beijing lawyers Zhang Kai (张凯) and Li Chunfu (李春富) on March 13. Zhang and Li (read more…)

Beijing Dissident Jiang Qisheng Taken away for Interrogation, Second Time within Two Months

May 15, 2009 Comments Off

Beijing Dissident Jiang Qisheng Taken away for Interrogation, Second Time within Two Months (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 15, 2009) At about 5:40 in the afternoon on May 15, officers from the National Security Unit under the Haidian District Public Security Bureau in Beijing summoned and searched the home of (read more…)

Police Beat and Detain Lawyers Representing Family of Man Who Died in RTL Camp

May 13, 2009 Comments Off

Police Beat and Detain Lawyers Representing Family of Man Who Died in RTL Camp (Chinese Human Rights Defenders- May 13, 2009) Around 4 pm on the afternoon of May 13, Beijing lawyers Zhang Kai (张凯) and Li Chunfu (李春富) were beaten by a group of police officers from the Jiangjin (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing May 4-10, 2009

May 10, 2009 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots May 4-10, 2009 HIGHLIGHTS With the one-year anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake approaching, government pressure on activists remains high. CHRD learned this week that Tan Zuoren (谭作人), an environmentalist and writer who was detained on March 28 for mobilizing (read more…)

Chinese Government, Having Failed to Honor its Previous Commitments, Has Disqualified Itself for UN Human Rights Council

May 8, 2009 Comments Off

Chinese Government, Having Failed to Honor its Previous Commitments, Has Disqualified Itself for UN Human Rights Council Chinese Human Rights Defenders May 8, 2009 On May 12, 2009, the 63rd UN General Assembly will decide in a secret ballot of all member states if China, among other candidates seeking to (read more…)