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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…)

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…)