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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…)

Submission to UN on Hu Shigen, Xie Yang, Zhou Shifeng, Nov 2, 2016, CHRD

November 2, 2016 Comments Off

Submission 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…)

Submission to UN on Chen Wenzhong – October 14, 2016

October 27, 2016 Comments Off

Submission to: Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Special (read more…)

UN Member States: Vote “No” and End China’s Membership on UN Human Rights Council

October 25, 2016 Comments Off

CHRD urges UN Member States to vote against China’s re-election to the Human Rights Council on October 28 at the UN headquarters in New York. States should vote according to international human rights standards, and take into consideration China’s rapidly deteriorating human rights situation.

Submission to UN on Huang Wenxun, Yuan Bing & Yuan Xiaohua – July 25, 2016

August 25, 2016 Comments Off

Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association 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 Special Rapporteur on torture and (read more…)

Update to UN on case of Mi Chongbiao – August 22, 2016

August 23, 2016 Comments Off

Submitted to: Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression Chinese Human Rights (read more…)

Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinion No. 43/2016 (China) on Xia Lin (中文版本) – August 22, 2016

August 22, 2016 Comments Off

任意拘留问题工作组任意拘留问题工作组第七十六届会议(2016 年 8 月 22 至 26 日) 通过的意见第 43/2016 号意见事关夏霖 (中国) （注：这⾥翻译的是⼯作组意见的节选。 CHRD翻译）

Submission to UN on Xing Qingxian & Tang Zhishun – June 14, 2016

June 27, 2016 Comments Off

Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Communiqué on Behalf of Xing Qingxian and Tang Zhishun, Citizens of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Detention and Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders I. IDENTITY (1) 1. Family name: Xing (幸) 2. First name: Qingxian (清贤) 3. Sex: Male 4. Birth (read more…)

Submission to UN on Six Human Rights Defenders – May 16, 2016

June 8, 2016 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…)

Submission to UN on Xia Lin – April 29, 2016

June 6, 2016 Comments Off

Submission to: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders 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 (read more…)

Update on 709 Crackdown Against Rights Lawyers

April 19, 2016 Comments Off

Submission to: High Commissioner for Human Rights Chair-Rapporteur of Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Chair-Rapporteur of Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the (read more…)