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Civil Society Follow-Up Report Submitted to UN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women – September 2017

October 7, 2017 Comments Off

Joint Civil Society Report Responding to China’s Follow-up Report to The Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) in Collaboration with a Consortium of Chinese Civil Society Groups September 2017 Read as PDF Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Insufficient (read more…)

Communiqué Alleging Arbitrary Detention and Torture of Huang Qi – September 2017

September 19, 2017 Comments Off

Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Special (read more…)

Communiqué Alleging Arbitrary Detention of Liu Shaoming – August 2017

September 19, 2017 Comments Off

Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Communiqué on Behalf of Liu Shaoming, Citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Detention and Reprisal (read more…)

Submission to UN on Liu Feiyue – August 16, 2017

August 22, 2017 Comments Off

Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Communiqué on Behalf of Liu Feiyue, Citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Detention and Reprisal (read more…)

Communiqué Alleging Torture of Chinese lawyer Li Heping – July 2017

August 1, 2017 Comments Off

Submission to: Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders I. Identity of the person(s) subjected to torture 1. Family Name: Li (李) 2. First and other names: Heping (和平) 3. (read more…)

Civil Society Follow-Up Report Submitted to UN Committee against Torture – June 2017

June 19, 2017 Comments Off

Civil Society Follow-Up Report Submitted to the UN Committee Against Torture: Responses to the Committee’s Requests & to China’s Follow-up Report Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) in Collaboration with a Consortium of Chinese Civil Society Groups June 2017 Read as PDF Table of Contents Introduction 1. Restrictions on (read more…)

Update and Appeal on Behalf of Xiao Yunling – May 18, 2017

June 5, 2017 Comments Off

Submission to: Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the right (read more…)

Reply to Chinese Government Response on Zhou Shifeng, Hu Shigen, Xie Yang, Li Heping, Wang Quanzhang, Li Chunfu, and Jiang Tianyong – March 28, 2017

May 19, 2017 Comments Off

To: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention CHRD reply to Chinese government’s response regarding the cases of Zhou Shifeng, Hu Shigen, Xie Yang, Li Heping, Wang Quanzhang, Li Chunfu, and Jiang Tianyong. The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) hereby respectfully submits this reply to the Government’s response made regarding lawyers Zhou (read more…)

Reply to Chinese Government Response on Huang Wenxun, Yuan Bing, and Yuan Xiaohua – March 28, 2017

April 11, 2017 Comments Off

To: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention CHRD reply to Chinese government’s response regarding the cases of Huang Wenxun, Yuan Bing, and Yuan Xiaohua. The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) hereby respectfully submits this reply to the Government’s response made to you regarding activists Huang Wenxun (黄文勋), Yuan Bing (袁兵), and (read more…)

Human Rights Council / 人权理事会

March 30, 2017 Comments Off

人权理事会官方网站：http://www.ohchr.org/CH/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/HRCIndex.aspx 人权理事会于2006年3月15日根据联合国大会第60/251号决议而成立，取代了前人权委员会，成为负责处理人权事务重要的联合国政府之间的机构。成员：人权理事会由47个成员国组成，成员国以直选方式由联大成员国不记名多数票选出。选举成员国的考虑因素之一是候选国家的人权记录和自愿人权许诺和承诺情况。理事会成员国任期三年，连续两届连任后不可再参加连任竞选。成员国如存在严重和系统性侵犯人权的行为，联合国大会可以出席并表决的成员国的三分之二多数决定暂停其理事会成员资格。中国担任理事会成员 -> 2006-2012年，2014-2016年，2017-2019年链接：人权理事会选举，现有成员会议：人权理事会每年在日内瓦万国宫召开三次常会，会期总共不少于十周。理事会的重点会议(为期四周)一般在三月举行。理事会应成员国的要求也可召开特别会议，特别会议的召开需要至少获得三分之一以上成员国的支持。任务和机制： A. 普遍定期审议 B. 人权理事会咨询委员会 C. 投诉程序 D. 特别程序民间人士如何参与？非政府组织的参与指南

January 31, 2017 – CHRD update on arbitrary detention and torture of Chinese lawyer Xie Yang

February 20, 2017 Comments Off

Submitted to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of (read more…)

NGO Mid-Term Assessment Report of China’s 2nd Universal Periodic Review

November 22, 2016 Comments Off

NGO Mid-Term Assessment of China’s Implementation of 2nd Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Recommendations Country: People’s Republic of China Following UPR (2nd Cycle): October 22, 2013 Period of Assessment: 2014-2016 (Download full report as PDF) Infograph Executive Summary Chapter 1. Cooperation With UN Human Rights Bodies 1.1. Acceding (read more…)