Special Procedures | Chinese Human Rights Defenders

Submission to UN on Seven Students of Ilham Tohti – December 5, 2014

December 15, 2014 Comments Off

Communiqué on Behalf of Seven Students of Ilham Tohti: Perhat Halmurat, Shohret Nijat, Abduqeyum Ablimit, Atikem Rozi, Akbar Imin, Mutellip Imin, & Luo Yuwei, Citizens of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Detention, Violation of the rights of minorities, Freedom of Expression, and Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders

Submission to the UN on Zhang Lin, Zhou Weilin – January 3, 2014

February 3, 2014 Comments Off

Communique on Behalf of Zhang Lin and Zhou Weilin, Citizens of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Violation of Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association, and Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders

Submission to the UN on Liu Ping, Wei Zhongping, and Li Sihua – 29 December 2013

January 30, 2014 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 the situation of human rights defenders Special Rapporteur on torture and (read more…)

CHRD Letter to UN Legal Expert Regarding Deprivation of Detainees’ Right to Legal Counsel – August 2014

September 1, 2014 Comments Off

Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) is writing to bring to your attention the increasing use by Chinese authorities of denial of lawyers’ visitation to detained human rights defenders, including both lawyers and activists, in recent months. This pattern violates the detainees’ right to legal counsel and undermines the independence of (read more…)

Submission to UN on Ren Ziyuan – June 13, 2014

July 8, 2014 Comments Off

Communique on Behalf of REN Ziyuan, Citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Violation of Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association, and Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders

Reply to Chinese Government Response on Wang Hanfei – December 16, 2013

December 30, 2013 Comments Off

The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) hereby respectfully submits this reply to the Government’s response made to the communiqué submitted on behalf of Mr. Wang Hanfei (王寒非), a citizen of the People’s Republic of China. Wang is the former editor of the China Special Watch magazine, which is (read more…)

Submission to UN on Gu Yimin – October 17, 2013

October 31, 2013 Comments Off

Submission to UN on Jiang Tianyong, Tang Jitian, Wang Cheng, and Zhang Junjie – May 16, 2014

June 2, 2014 Comments Off

Allegation Letter on behalf of Jiang Tianyong, Tang Jitian, Wang Cheng, and Zhang Junjie, citizens of the People’s Republic of China Alleging Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Arbitrary Detention, Violation of the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, and Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders

Submission to UN on Tang Jingling, Wang Qingying, and Yuan Xinting – July 9, 2014

August 19, 2014 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 the situation of human rights defenders, and Special Rapporteur on the (read more…)

Ge Zhihui (葛志慧): Submission to UN – April 29, 2014

May 13, 2014 Comments Off

Communique on Behalf of Ge Zhihui, Citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Violation of Freedom of Religion or Belief, Assembly and Association, and Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders. Ge Zhihui (葛志慧), a petitioner, was a victim of a violent forced demolition of her home that (read more…)

Submission to UN on Ding Jiaxi – April 24, 2014

May 13, 2014 Comments Off

Communique on Behalf of Ding Jiaxi, Citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Detention, Violation of Freedom of Expression, Assembly and Association, and Reprisals against Human Rights Defenders. Ding Jiaxi, a Beijing-based human rights lawyer, most recently has taken part in the “New Citizens’ Movement,” a loose grouping (read more…)

Reply to Chinese Government Response on Xing Shiku – November 8, 2013

December 3, 2013 Comments Off

Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) respectfully submits the following reply to the Chinese government’s response to the communiqué on Mr. XING Shiku. Upon receiving the response from the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, CHRD contacted a group inside China that has been in touch with Mr. Xing’s wife. The group (read more…)