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Submission to UN on Ding Mao – July 7, 2011

July 7, 2011 Comments Off

Communiqué on behalf of Ding Mao, citizen of People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Arrest or Detention and Violation of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression I. IDENTITY 1. Family name: Ding (丁) 2. First name: Mao (矛) 3. Sex: Male 4. Birth date or age (read more…)

Escalating Crackdown Following Call for “Jasmine Revolution” in China

March 31, 2011 Comments Off

International Community Must Take Strong and Clear Stance Condemning Rights Violations by the Chinese Government (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 31, 2011) – The Chinese government has criminally detained a total of 26 individuals, disappeared more than 30, and put more than 200 under soft detention since mid-February after anonymous (read more…)

A Quiet Crackdown, Yet Likely the Harshest in Recent Years

February 25, 2011 Comments Off

Five Confirmed Criminally Detained in China (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 25, 2011) Only a few days after police began targeting human rights defenders across the country in response to anonymous calls for “Jasmine Revolution” protests, signs are emerging to indicate that the current crackdown may be one of the (read more…)