Publication List

HRIC's publication list is listed below, and includes the China Rights Forum quarterly journal, current HRIC books, HRIC reports, HRIC reports to UN Treaty Bodies, the 1995 UN 4th World Conference on Women Reports, and HRIC Issues Briefs.

Select publications are available on this website. Hard copies of all of HRIC's publications can be obtain by contacting communications@hrichina.org.

Additional information on HRIC's submissions to United Nations treaty bodies and special mechanisms can be found in the HRIC Submissions section.



China Rights Forum:
Human Rights in China's (HRIC) ongoing quarterly journal. Formerly known as the Human Rights Tribune. All issues of the China Rights Forum from Summer 2000 to present are available online. The following are available in print upon request.

Winter 1999–2000 — Repression = Stability
Fall 1999 — The New Subversives
Summer 1999 — 10 Years After Tiananmen
Spring 1999 — Women's Rights in the PRC

Fall 1998 — I Protest: Citizen's Movements
Summer 1998 — Dialogue & Debate
Spring 1998 — Three Gorges Resettlement: A disaster in the Making?

Winter 1997–1998 — Economic, Social & Cultural Rights for People
Fall 1997 — Hong Kong: Rule of Law?
Summer 1997 — Worker's Rights
Spring 1997 — Threats to State Security?

Winter 1996 — Hong Kong Human Rights
Fall 1996 — Law and Human Rights
Summer 1996 — Urban Habitats
Spring 1996 — Rights of the Child

Winter 1995 — Constitution of PRC
Fall 1995 — Women's Rights = Human Rights
Summer 1995 — Free Speech
Spring 1995 — Collective & Individual

Winter 1994 — China and the World
Fall 1994 — Worker's Rights
Summer 1994 — June 4th – Five Years
Spring 1994 — Democracy Wall Spirit Survives

Winter 1993 — Freedom of Association
Fall 1993 — Exorcising Historical Ghosts
Summer 1993 — Hong Kong 1997
Spring 1993 — Environments: Natural and Political

Vol. 3 (1992) — Numbers 1–4
Vol. 2 (1991) — Numbers 1–6
Vol. 1 (1990) — Numbers 1–5


 

Current HRIC Books:

The Fog of Censorship: Media Control in China
by He Qinglian, senior research scholar in residence at Human Rights in China (HRIC), 2008, paperback, English only

Media Control in China, revised edition
by He Qinglian, senior research scholar in residence at Human Rights in China (HRIC), 2006, paperback, Chinese only

Media Control in China
by He Qinglian, senior research scholar in residence at Human Rights in China (HRIC), 2004, paperback, Chinese only

Empty Promises: Human Rights Protections and China's Criminal Procedure Law
2001, paperback


 

HRIC Reports:

Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights: The Impact of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
March 2011

State Secrets: China's Legal Labyrinth
June 2007

China: Minority Exclusion, Marginalization and Rising Tensions
By Human Rights in China, Commissioned by Minority Rights Group International,
April 2007

Devastating Blows: Religious Repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang
A Joint Report by Human Rights in China and Human Rights Watch, April 2005

Institutionalized Exclusion: The Tenuous Legal Status of Internal Migrants in China's Major Cities
November 2002

Shutting Out the Poorest: Discrimination Against the Most Disadvantaged Migrant Children in City Schools
May 8, 2002

Promoting Human Rights In China: Report of the China Human Rights Strategy Study Group
Sponsored by the Open Society Institute and Human Rights in China, October 2001

Reeducation Through Labor (RTL): A Summary of Regulatory Issues and Concerns
February 2001

Human Rights Situation in China and the Dialogue on Human Rights
Submission to the British House of Commons, July 2000

China and the International Asylum Regime: The Case of North Korean Refugees
By James D. Seymour for Human Rights in China (HRIC), November 2000

Impunity for Torturers Continues Despite Changes in the Law
Report on the Implementation of the Convention Against Torture in the People's Republic of China, April 2000

Not Welcome at the Party: Behind the "Clean-Up" of China's Cities
A Report on Administrative Detention Under "Custody and Repatriation," September 1999

June Fourth Massacre: Testimonies of the Wounded and the Families of the Dead
June 1999

China: Freedom of Association Regulated Away
June 1999

China and the Human Rights Mechanisms of the United Nations
A Compilation by Human Rights In China, December 1998

From Principle to Pragmatism: Can "Dialogue" Improve China's Human Rights Situation?
June 1998

Major Problems Found in Three Gorges Dam Resettlement Program
A Joint Report by International Rivers Network and Human Rights In China, March 1998

Promoting Three Basic Freedoms: Towards Greater Freedom of Association, Assembly and Expression in Asia
China: Social Groups Seek Independence in a Regulatory Cage, September 1997

Whose Security? "State Security" in China's New Criminal Code
A Joint Report by Human Rights in China and Human Rights Watch, April 1997

A Travesty of Justice: The Show Trial of Wei Jingsheng
Contains full documents from the trial and appeal, March 4, 1996

"Leaking State Secrets": The Case of Gao Yu
A Joint Report by Human Rights in China and Human Rights Watch, July 1995

Enforced Exile of Dissidents: Government "Re-entry Blacklist"
A Joint Report by Human Rights in China and Human Rights Watch, January 1995

Use of Criminal Charges Against Political Dissidents
A Joint Report by Human Rights in China and Human Rights Watch, October 3, 1994

Pressure Off, China Targets Activists
A Joint Report by Human Rights in China and Human Rights Watch, July 29, 1994

The Price of Obscurity in China: Revelations About Prisoners Arrested After June 4, 1989
A Joint Report by Human Rights in China and Human Rights Watch, May 19, 1994

Detained at Official Pleasure: Arbitrary Detention in the PRC
June 4, 1993

Going Through the Motions: The Role of Defense Council in the Trials of the 1989 Protesters
March 1993


 

HRIC Reports to UN Treaty Bodies:

Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in the People's Republic of China

July 2006 – Submitted in advance of review of the PRC's Fifth and Sixth Periodic Report

December 1998 – Submitted in advance of review of the PRC's Third and Fourth Periodic Report

Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in the People's Republic of China

July 2005 – Submitted in advance of review of the PRC's Second Periodic Report

Implementation of the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in the People's Republic of China

April 2005 – Submitted in advance of review of the PRC's First Periodic Report

Implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) in the People's Republic of China

July 2001 – Submitted in advance of review of the PRC's Eight and Ninth Periodic Report

The Implementation of the Convention Against Torture (CAT) in the People's Republic of China

April 2000 – Impunity for Torturers Continues Despite Changes in the Law: Submitted in advance of review of the PRC's Third Periodic Report

March 1996 – Words Without Substance: Submitted in advance of review of the PRC's Second Periodic Report


 

1995 UN Fourth World Conference on Women (FWCW):

Going to Beijing with Open Eyes: Resource Book for Participants in the FWCW
March 1995

Related: Preparing for the World Conference on Women: A discussion with Sharon Hom and Sophia Woodman

Caught Between Tradition and the State: Violations of the Human Rights of Chinese Women
August 1995

Excerpt: Introduction, summaries, and select recommendations

Excerpt: Section I – The Property of Men: The trafficking and domestic abuse of women

Excerpt: Section II – Unfair Burdens: Impact of the population control policies on the human rights of women and girls

Excerpt: Section III – Protective Exclusion or Excluded from Protections: Working conditions and discrimination against women in employment

Excerpt: Section IV – Operating in Circumscribed Space: Women and controls on freedom of expression and association

Fighting for Their Rights: Chinese Women's Experiences Under Political Persecution – A Collection of Stories and Personal Testimonies
August 1995

Excerpt: Mo Lihua – Undergoing "Reform": Inside women's detention centers and prisons


HRIC Issues Briefs:

Where is the "Frugal Olympics"? Domestic Voices Protest Extravagance
Published in China Rights Forum, No.3, 2007

China's Death Penalty Reforms
Published in China Rights Forum, No.2, 2007

China's Growing Prominence in the Multilateral Human Rights System
Published in China Rights Forum, No.1, 2007

Comparative International and Domestic Approaches
Published in China Rights Forum, No.4, 2005

The Cultural Revolution as Legacy and Precedent
Published in China Rights Forum, No.4, 2005

China's Strategic Global Influence, Article text | Map
Published in China Rights Forum, No.3, 2005

The Right to Food in China: What (and Who) is at Stake?
Published in China Rights Forum, No.3, 2005

Logging On in China's Internet Cafes
Published in China Rights Forum, No.3, 2005

Reform of the Reeducation through Labour System
Published in China Rights Forum, No.2, 2005

Review of Procedure Laws Raises Hopes for Justice
Published in China Rights Forum, No.2, 2005

The Repressive Framework of Religious Regulation in Xinjiang
By Human Rights Watch and Human Rights in China (HRIC), published in China Rights Forum, No.2, 2005

The Wuhan Court Bribery Case
Published in China Rights Forum, No.1, 2005

Labor and State Secrets
By Human Rights in China (HRIC) with China Labour Bulletin (CLB), published in China Rights Forum, No.3, 2004

China's Education System: Reading Between the Lines
Published in China Rights Forum, No.1, 2004

Funding the Rule of Law and Civil Society
Published in China Rights Forum, No.3, 2003

Behind Closed Doors: Bilateral Dialogues on Human Rights
A report by Free Tibet Campaign, Human Rights in China (HRIC), and the International Campaign for Tibet, published in China Rights Forum, No.2, 2003