China Human Rights Briefing A monthly update of human rights news June 2007 Like the past 18 years, there is no dull moment in the month of June, as “6.4” marks the anniversary of the 1989 military suppression of student protests. Activists take the opportunity to mobilize when many commemorated (read more…)
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Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Web: https://www.nchrd.org/ Email: networkcrd@gmail.com Promoting human rights and empowering grassroots activism in China Human rights defender beaten in prison (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 20, 2007) – Imprisoned human rights defender Chen Guangcheng （陈光诚）reports that he has been beaten in jail by fellow inmates at (read more…)
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Eighteen Years Later, Tiananmen Protesters from Beijing Remain in Prison The Chinese government must allow independent investigation and prison visits by international human rights bodies (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 3, 2007) – At least thirteen Beijing civilians sentenced to life in prison or a suspended death sentence for participating (read more…)
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Detained Human Rights Defender YANG Maodong Reports Being Tortured during Interrogation The Chinese government must honor its treaty obligations 19 years after it ratified the Convention Against Torture Yang Maodong (a.k.a. Guo Feixiong) told his lawyer that he has been tortured and punished by cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment while (read more…)
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Authorities must impose no restrictions on freedom of movement and expression Chinese Human Rights Defenders Promoting human rights & empowering grassroots activism in China Environmental Rights Activist Released but Declining any Contacts Authorities must impose no restrictions on freedom of movement and expression (Hangzhou, April 30, 2007) – Tan Kai (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing Human rights news update for the month of April 2007 China has explicitly vowed to take measures to control incidents of social unrest and crime in the run-up to the 17th Communist Party Congress in the fall and the Summer 2008 Olympics in Beijing. At a (read more…)
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Government must keep hands off courts, respecting law allowing citizens sue censorship authorities for damage (Beijing, April 26, 2007) – Chinese citizens made another effort, without success, to put China’s press control authority on trial. The author of the banned book Bygone Peking Opera Masters (《伶人往事》), Ms. Zhang Yihe, filed (read more…)
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Government Must Protect Constitutional Rights and Human Rights (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 11, 2007) – On April 10, the Sanshan District Court in Nanhai County, Guangdong Province, convicted seven villagers, Liu Dehuo (刘德伙), Cui Yongfa (崔永发), Shao Xiaobing, female (邵笑冰,女), Chen Ningbiao(陈宁标), Chen Zhibiao (陈智标), Shao Xixia (绍细虾), Guo (read more…)
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CRD Deplores Psychiatric Harassment of Rights Activist Government should investigate PSB abuse For immediate release CRD Deplores Psychiatric Harassment of Rights Activist (CRD, April 4, 2007) – Psychiatric persecution has continued as a cruel form of intimidation and punishment for outspoken activists and political dissidents. The case of Wang Guoqiang (read more…)
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China Human Rights Briefing A Monthly News Update March 2007 Crackdowns related to the annual NPC session continued well into March. The annual meeting of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference brought tightened security and restriction on movement and speech for many citizens. In preparation for (read more…)
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For immediate release CRD, March 29, 2007 Lawyer at Risk of Losing License, Facing Punishment for Defending Farmers On March 28, 2007, Xi’an lawyer Zhang Jiankang (张鉴康) found that he was denied membership with the local Lawyers’ Association and he is now at risk of losing his license to practice (read more…)
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In China’s Arbitrary Detention System – “Reform Through Labor” CRD, for immediate release March 27, 2007 CRD Protests Detention of Cai Aiming: In China’s Arbitrary Detention System – “Re-education Through Labor” The utterly arbitrary nature of the detention system – Re-education Through Labor (RTL, lao jiao) system – is accentuated (read more…)
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