Slide Show | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

Free Xu Zhiyong, Ding Jiaxi, and All Prisoners of Conscience Immediately

April 10, 2023 Comments Off

(The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 10, 2023) We condemn the Chinese government’s sentencing of Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong, two of China’s most notable human rights defenders. “Their sentencing once again demonstrates the Chinese government’s hostility to peaceful advocacy of democracy and human rights, and marks a (read more…)

A Nuanced Approach to China Needs Human Rights at the Core

April 7, 2023 Comments Off

Foreign policy pundits have been calling for a rethink to counter Washington’s alleged groupthink. There’s a certain truth in that. But one element has been missing from the mainstream of the new doves on China: human rights. Without this, their words can end up sounding hollow—especially to the victims.

Cao Zhixin (曹芷馨)

March 24, 2023 Comments Off

As Cao Zhixin’s lawyers and family are unlawfully being prevented from seeing her, Cao remains in incommunicado detention, and as such, is at high risk of torture and other ill-treatment.

“Persisting in Resisting” ——Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2022)

March 15, 2023 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders— March 15, 2023) This year marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the U.N. Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, which recognizes the key role of human rights defenders (HRDs) in the realization of human rights and provides that each State has a responsibility and duty “to (read more…)

Winners Named for the 2023 Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders: Xu Qin and Peng Lifa

March 14, 2023 Comments Off

Human rights defenders Xu Qin and Peng Lifa are recipients of the Ninth Annual Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders. The decision recognizes Xu Qin’s long-standing civil society activism to promote protection of human rights in China, and the brave civil disobedience by Peng Lifa to spur on (read more…)

Chinese Authorities Must Release “Blank Paper” Protesters and Allow Free Expression on COVID-19 Pandemic

March 8, 2023 Comments Off

The following 25 organizations call on the Chinese government to immediately and unconditionally release Cao Zhixin, Li Siqi, Li Yuanjing, and Zhai Dengrui and all other “blank paper” protesters, and to end its crackdown on free expression around the COVID-19 pandemic.

China: Free All “Blank Paper” Protestors

January 20, 2023 Comments Off

CHRD urges the United Nations human rights experts to take urgent action, calling on the Chinese government to release all of the “Blank Paper” movement participants and remind the government of its human rights obligations.

Human Rights Day 2022 in China: Reasons for Hope

December 9, 2022 Comments Off

On this International Human Rights Day, stakeholders in the international human rights community should appreciate that the protestors are showing us that not all hope is lost for a democratic China, where human rights and rule of law will be respected.

2022年国际人权日：希望之光

December 9, 2022 Comments Off

在12月10日国际人权日之际，我们为人权行动者的勇气和胆量倍感振奋，并再次呼吁中国政府停止违反自己承诺的保护人权的义务，释放那些因行使人权而被拘禁的人。我们敦促国际社会保持希望，继续支持站在最前沿的维权者。

Joint Statement: Respect Freedoms of Expression, Press and Assembly in China – Stop violent crackdown and arrests of peaceful protesters

December 7, 2022 Comments Off

We, the undersigned, call on the Chinese government to strictly abide by its obligations under the Chinese Constitution and the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, as well as its commitment as a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political (read more…)

China Must End Reprisals against Protestors, Investigate Urumqi Fire, Free Detainees

December 2, 2022 Comments Off

We at CHRD are seriously concerned that detained protestors are at high risk of being forcibly disappeared and subjected to torture and deprivation of due process rights.

中国政府须结束对抗议者的报复，调查乌鲁木齐火灾，释放被拘留者

December 2, 2022 Comments Off

中国警方正在对中国各地的街头抗议者进行系统性报复。全国各地过去几天的集会示威，呼吁结束不人道的“清零政策”、哀悼11月24日乌鲁木齐公寓火灾受害者以及要求政治变革。