Hu Jia on Trial: Rights to Free Speech and Due Process Violated CHRD calls for the activist’s immediate and unconditional release (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 18, 2008) – The trial of Hu Jia (胡佳), the prominent human rights defender arrested on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power,” took (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots March 1-15, 2008 Editor’s Note Despite being closely-watched by international monitoring bodies and advocacy groups, Beijing is becoming increasingly emboldened and assertive in its “security measures” which include a harsh crackdown on human rights activists in preparation for the (read more…)
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Hu Jia’s Trial for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” Scheduled for March 18 Authorities must take remedial measures to guarantee Hu Jia a free and fair trial (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 13, 2008)- CHRD learned today that Hu Jia, the prominent human rights defender detained on suspicion of “inciting (read more…)
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Outspoken Lawyer Who Commented on Olympics Released from Abduction China must hold accountable police who terrorize and intimidate rights defenders. (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 11, 2008)- Teng Biao (滕彪), Beijing-based human rights lawyer kidnapped on March 6, was released 41 hours later on March 8. Teng’s kidnappers seized Teng (read more…)
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 7, 2008) – Teng Biao (滕彪), an outspoken Beijing-based human rights lawyer, was abducted in the evening of March 6. He has not been seen since. Li Heping (李和平), another Beijing-based human rights lawyer, was rear-ended by a police car following his while he was (read more…)
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On Eve of Five-Month Countdown to Olympics, Activists Abducted and Intimidated China Must Honor Olympics Pledge to Protect Human Rights of Its Citizens (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 7, 2008) – Teng Biao (滕彪), an outspoken Beijing-based human rights lawyer, was abducted in the evening of March 6. He has (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots February 15-29, 2008 Editorial As Beijing gears up to host the annual sessions of the “Two Meetings”—the National People’s Congress and the National People’s Political Consultative Conference—in March, and with the Olympics only 5-month away, the government is showing (read more…)
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Open Letter Organizer Seized by Police for Demanding Rights as Olympics Approach Authorities must respect rights to freedom of expression and criticism of the government (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 28, 2008)- In the early hours of February 28, immediately after the release of an open letter with the signatures (read more…)
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“Olympics Detainee” Yang Chunlin Ill-treated during Trial Authorities’ Continued Mistreatment of Yang Raises Fear of Further Torture or Ill-treatment (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 21, 2008) – CHRD learnt that Yang Chunlin (杨春林), a human rights defender detained on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”, was subjected to degrading (read more…)
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Human Rights Defender Liu Jie’s Re-education through Labor Decision Upheld (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 22, 2008)- On February 19, Heilongjiang Re-education through Labor (RTL) Management Committee rejected Liu Jie’s (刘杰) application for an administrative review of the decision to send her to the RTL camp. Ms. Liu has decided (read more…)
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Activist Yang Chunlin Tried for Demanding Human Rights Prior to the Olympics CHRD protests the use of “Inciting Subversion of State Power” to Prosecute Free Speech (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 19, 2008)- Yang Chunlin (杨春林), a Heilongjiang farmers’ representative detained since July 6, 2007, on suspicion of “inciting subversion (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Reporting human rights development from the grassroots February 1-15, 2008 Editorial In the first half of February, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers were unable to go home for Chinese New Year due to a snowstorm that swept across large portions of south-central China. However, human (read more…)
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