Jailed Writer Li Hong’s Health Rapidly Deteriorating Zhejiang authorities must release Li Hong for medical treatment (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 11, 2007) – Jailed Zhejiang writer and poet, Li Hong’s (力虹) health has been rapidly deteriorating. Shortly after Li had started serving a 6-year prison term early this year, (read more…)
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Shanghai Activist Gong Haoming Detained for Linking Olympics to Human Rights Authorities’ Refusal of Access to Lawyer Raises Fear of Torture (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 3, 2007) — Gong Haoming (龚浩明), a Shanghai petitioner/activist, has been detained incommunicado since November 8, 2007. His family and lawyer, who were denied (read more…)
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Shandong Officials Continue Harassing Wife of Jailed Human Rights Defender Authorities must end illegal surveillance of Yuan Weijing (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 24, 2007)—Yuan Weijing (袁伟静 ), wife of imprisoned human rights defender, Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚 ), continues to be subjected to house arrest, surveillance, and restrictions of her (read more…)
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Zhongyuan Oil Field Workers’ Representative Sent to Re-Education through Labor Camp (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Nov 20, 2007)- Li Guohong (李国宏 ), a laid-off workers’ representative at Zhongyuan Oil Field, has been sent to a Re-education through Labor (RTL) camp for one and a half years by the Zhongyuan Oil (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing A monthly newsletter of CHRD November 1-15 Edition, 2007 November 1-15, 2007 (Starting from this issue, CHRD is changing from monthly to twice-monthly briefings to bring news more quickly to our readers.) Editor’s Note In the first half of November, the official crackdown on petitioners—ordinary people (read more…)
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Human Rights Defender Liu Jie Sentenced to Re-Education through Labor Chinese authorities must stop using Re-Education through Labor camps and arbitrary detention to penalize activists (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 12, 2007) – Veteran rural campaigner and human rights activist, Liu Jie (刘杰), 55 years old, of Beian City, Heilongjiang (read more…)
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Activist Yang Maodong Sentenced to Five Years in Prison (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 14, 2007) – Yang Maodong (杨茂东,a.k.a. Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)), a Guangzhou-based activist, writer and legal activist, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of 40,000 RMB for “operating an illegal business” by the Tianhe (read more…)
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Beijing-based Activist Hu Jia Beaten by Police on the 179th Day of Residential Surveillance (Chinese Human Rights Defender, 10 November 2007)—Hu Jia, a Beijing-based human rights defender, was beaten by officers from the National Security Unit (Guo Bao) of the Beijing Public Security Bureau (PSB) yesterday, after 179 consecutive days (read more…)
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Beijing Activist Sent to Re-education through Labor Camp (Chinese Human Rights Defender, November 6, 2007)―Wang Ling (王玲), a Beijing petitioner and activist, has been sent to Re-Education through Labor camp. According to Citizen’s Rights and Livelihood Watch (CRLW), Ms. Wang disappeared some time ago. Reportedly, Wang called two fellow Beijing (read more…)
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Beijing Police Prevented Hundreds from Attending Memorial for Dissident Intellectual Government must change habit of crackdown during “sensitive” times/events (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 4, 2007) – Yesterday, apparently under an order from the highest authorities, large contingents of policemen were mobilized to block mourners from attending a memorial service (read more…)
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China’s “Future Leaders” Lack Commitment to Human Rights Party Congress Decision Shows Human Rights are Not a Priority (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 31, 2007) – The just-concluded 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress confirmed another five-year term for Hu Jintao as Party General Secretary. Four new members were appointed to (read more…)
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