Daily Challenges

Urgent Open Letter to Premier Li Keqiang and Minister Zhao Kezhi

tw — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:12:30 +0000

January 10, 2021

Urgent Open Letter to Premier Li Keqiang and Minister Zhao Kezhi

On January 10, well-known Chinese rights activist Guo Feixiong issued an urgent open letter (see below) to Premier Li Keqiang and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi, urging them to order Guangzhou authorities to return his passport so that he may come to the United States to take care of his...

Access to Justice

Guo Feixiong

Strongly Urging the CPC Central Committee to Set up a Special Case Team for Four Henan Farmer Petitioners Who Lost Land

phb — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 23:23:23 +0000

January 20, 2020

Strongly Urging the CPC Central Committee to Set up a Special Case Team for Four Henan Farmer Petitioners Who Lost Land

Citizens' Square

Corruption

The " Beijing News " reported on January 16, 2020 that a court in Henan upheld a lower court’s “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” conviction of three Henan farmers in connection with their petitioning activities. Lu Dachun, a veteran petitioner and rights activist, questions why the farmers...

The People's Republic of China at 70: The Final Insanity

tw — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:34:52 +0000

October 7, 2019

The People's Republic of China at 70: The Final Insanity

HRIC Commentary

Communist Party Of China

The military parade and celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China have finally ended. As the boss of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping can finally breathe a sigh of relief. He managed to break the “Russell’s curse” that had haunted the CPC,...

Gao Wenqian

“We’ll strike you dead in one blow”: Jiang Tianyong Threatened by Domestic Security

phb — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 22:41:09 +0000

April 4, 2019

“We’ll strike you dead in one blow”: Jiang Tianyong Threatened by Domestic Security

Citizens' Square

Rule Of Law

Jin Bianling (金变玲), wife of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong (江天勇) ,says in a Twitter post that in recent days, Jiang Tianyong’s family has suffered sharply increased monitoring and harassment by domestic security personnel from the Luoshan County Public Security Bureau, in Xinyang City, Henan...

Jiang Tianyong

Mother of Huang Qi Injured by Police, Put Under House Arrest

phb — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 21:15:16 +0000

March 11, 2019

Mother of Huang Qi Injured by Police, Put Under House Arrest

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

According to a source inside China, since the Two Congresses started, Pu Wenqing (蒲文清) , the 86-year-old mother of Huang Qi (黄琦) , the detained veteran rights defender and the founder of 64 Tianwang website (64tianwang.com), has been under round-the-clock monitoring by security personnel. She has...

Huang Qi

Visiting Huang Qi’s Mother and Others (Text and photos)

tw — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:58:22 +0000

February 12, 2019

Visiting Huang Qi’s Mother and Others (Text and photos)

Citizens' Square

During Chinese New Year, Sichuan rights activist Tan Zuoren ( 谭作人) and his wife, Wang Qinghua ( 王庆华 ) visited the families of several fellow Sichuan rights defenders and activists: the mother of the imprisoned rights activist Huang Qi( 黄琦) ; the parents of Wu Guofeng( 吴国锋) , a student who died in...

Access to Justice

Chen Yunfei

HRIC Urges International Attention on 32 Jasic Workers and Supporters Detained, Disappeared

phb — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 23:59:08 +0000

December 7, 2018

HRIC Urges International Attention on 32 Jasic Workers and Supporters Detained, Disappeared

HRIC Bulletin

Labor Rights

On November 9 and 11, continuing their attempt to crush the support for a campaign to form an independent union by workers at the factory of Jasic Technology in Shenzhen, authorities seized 18 supporters in five cities—Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Wuhan. The actions included the...

Asking For Truth and Accountability - For the tragedy of October 8, 1993

tw — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 23:30:44 +0000

October 16, 2018

Asking For Truth and Accountability - For the tragedy of October 8, 1993

Citizens' Square

Daily Challenges

In 1993, Liu writes, his wife, Huang Ping (黄萍), was carried away by a sudden surge at the waterfall at the Huangguoshu Scenic Area in Guizhou Province. Liu says that his investigation showed that the deluge was created by officials of the Huangguoshu Scenic Area Management Office who, without...

Open Letter from Scholars Inside and Outside China in Support of Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union

phb — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:44:30 +0000

August 1, 2018

Open Letter from Scholars Inside and Outside China in Support of Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

More than 100 scholars inside and outside China have joined a growing domestic campaign to call for the release of workers at the Jasic factory in Shenzhen, who have been detained for demanding to form their own labor union to protect their rights. On July 27, seven of the workers, and 23...

Students from 12 Other Colleges Issue Letters of Support for Shenzhen Jasic Workers

phb — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:53:12 +0000

August 2, 2018

Students from 12 Other Colleges Issue Letters of Support for Shenzhen Jasic Workers

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

Students from 12 colleges across the country have joined the campaign initiated by the students of Peking University to call for the release of Jasic workers detained for demanding to form a labor union. On July 27, seven of the workers, and 23 supporters were taken into custody and have been...

Open Letter from Scholars Inside and Outside China in Support of Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union

phb — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 19:29:42 +0000

August 1, 2018

Open Letter from Scholars Inside and Outside China in Support of Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

30 Shenzhen Workers and Supporters Detained for Demanding to Form Labor Union

phb — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:57:52 +0000

July 30, 2018

30 Shenzhen Workers and Supporters Detained for Demanding to Form Labor Union

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

In this account, the writers, who are workers at Jasic Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen, describe the seizure of fellow workers and their relatives. On the afternoon of July 27, when seven workers who are among the workers demanding to form a labor union came to the factory to work as usual, they...

Peking University Student Group Reports Widening Support for Detained Jasic Workers

phb — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:20:34 +0000

July 31, 2018

Peking University Student Group Reports Widening Support for Detained Jasic Workers

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

In this update, the students and recent graduates of Peking University who initiated the public statement on July 29 to support the detained Jasic workers in Shenzhen report that their statement has garnered more than 1,600 signatures in just one day—despite the statement having been deleted from...

Letter of Support for Shenzhen Jasic Workers Arrested for Demanding to Form Labor Union

phb — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:39:32 +0000

July 29, 2018

Letter of Support for Shenzhen Jasic Workers Arrested for Demanding to Form Labor Union

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

On July 27, 30 of workers and their supporters at Jasic Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen, who were demanding to form a labor union, were detained by the police. On July 29, Yue Xin ( 岳昕 ), a recent graduate of Peking University’s School of Foreign Languages, initiated a signature campaign for a...

Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union Achieved an Initial Victory

phb — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 21:16:16 +0000

July 22, 2018

Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union Achieved an Initial Victory

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

In this account, the authors, workers at Jasic Technology Co., Ltd. In Shenzhen state that the company has treated employees badly for a long time, and that, as a result, workers demand to establish a labor union as a way to protect their rights and to protest the maltreatment. But, according to...