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Submission to UN on Li Shuangde – July 5, 2011

July 5, 2011 Comments Off

Communiqué on behalf of Li Shuangde, citizen of People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Arrest or Detention and Persecution of Human Rights Defenders I. IDENTITY 1. Family name: LI (李) 2. First name: Shuangde (双德) 3. Sex: Male 4. Birth date or age (at the time of detention): November 29, (read more…)

U.S. Must Voice Concerns over China’s Assault on Human Rights Lawyers During the Upcoming Legal Experts Dialogue with China

June 7, 2011 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 7, 2011) On June 8-9, officials and legal experts from the United States and China will meet in Washington, D.C. for the U.S.-China Legal Experts Dialogue (LED). The U.S. Department of State publicly announced the dates of the LED only yesterday in a terse media (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…)