Slide Show | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

Joint NGOs Statement Marking the 2nd Anniversary of the Publication of UN OHCHR Assessment on Atrocity Crimes in the Uyghur Region

August 28, 2024 Comments Off

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, write to mark the second anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)’s publication of its Assessment of Human Rights Concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China. That landmark August 2022 report, based on Chinese government (read more…)

Joint statement to the 56th session of the UN Human Rights council

July 5, 2024 Comments Off

Mr. President, This is a joint statement, in solidarity with the victims of human rights violations committed by the Chinese government.

Beijing Must Stop Relentless Punishment of Human Rights Lawyers

July 5, 2024 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – July 5, 2024) Nine years after the Chinese government launched its sustained assault on human rights lawyers, CHRD renews urgent calls on Beijing to cease its campaign to crush the human rights legal profession in China. We stand with the victims of the government’s rights (read more…)

Chinese Government Rejects Key Human Rights Recommendations in Latest UN Review

June 25, 2024 Comments Off

The Chinese government’s rejection of recommendations to end its deepening human rights crisis reflects its disdain for international human rights reviews at the United Nations, the undersigned human rights nongovernmental organizations said in a joint statement released on June 25, 2024.

China: Free Jailed Tiananmen Participants, Supporters, and Advocates for Justice

May 31, 2024 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 31, 2024) Ahead of the 35th anniversary of the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Massacre, CHRD urges the Chinese government to release 27 individuals involved in the pro-democracy movement as participants, supporters, or advocates for accountability. The 27 are currently in detention or prison on the (read more…)

释放狱中89民运参与者、支持者、及追求公正拒绝遗忘的行动者

May 31, 2024 Comments Off

（CHRD，2024 年 5 月 31 日）在 1989 年六四天安门大屠杀 35 周年之际，CHRD 强烈要求中国政府释放目前被拘押的27 名89年民运的参与者、支持者、继续追求公正拒绝遗忘的行动者。

“If I Disobey, My Family Will Suffer:” Collective punishment of human rights defenders’ families in China

April 15, 2024 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 15, 2024) CHRD releases its annual report on the situation of human rights defenders (2023), “If I Disobey, My Family Will Suffer: Collective punishment of human rights defenders’ families in China.”

CHRD Joins 27 Other NGOs to Call for Immediate Release of Human Rights Lawyer Yu Wensheng and Activist Xu Yan

April 11, 2024 Comments Off

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply concerned about this case and call for the immediate and unconditional release of Yu Wensheng and his wife, activist Xu Yan, as they have been detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their human rights including the right to freedom of expression.

Oral statement to the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council

March 22, 2024 Comments Off

Ten years ago, Chinese human rights defender Cao Shunli died in custody. She had pressed the Chinese government to consult civil society when preparing for its UPR, and shared information on extralegal detention and torture with the UN. She was wrongfully detained trying to leave China for Geneva in September (read more…)