Yu Wensheng https://www.hrichina.org/en/taxonomy/term/1114/all en Update on Lawyer Yu Wensheng’s Case https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/update-lawyer-yu-wenshengs-case <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-09-02T00:00:00-07:00">September 2, 2020</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/update-lawyer-yu-wenshengs-case">Update on Lawyer Yu Wensheng’s Case</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">In this update, Xu Yan, wife of detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, provides the latest developments in her husband’s case. On the morning of September 3, Yu’s two defense lawyers plan to meet with Yu at the Xuzhou Municipal Detention Center to discuss his upcoming trial of second instance...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/yu-wensheng" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Yu Wensheng</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 03 Sep 2020 23:39:43 +0000 phb 27499 at https://www.hrichina.org Defending the Rights of Lawyer Yu Wensheng: A Chronology by His Wife, Xu Yan (Part 8) https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/defending-rights-lawyer-yu-wensheng-chronology-his-wife-xu-yan-part-8 <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-06-08T00:00:00-07:00">June 8, 2020</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/defending-rights-lawyer-yu-wensheng-chronology-his-wife-xu-yan-part-8">Defending the Rights of Lawyer Yu Wensheng: A Chronology by His Wife, Xu Yan (Part 8)</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">On January 19, 2018, lawyer Yu Wensheng published a "Citizen’s Proposal to Amend the Constitution," with recommendations for deleting the "Preamble” to the Constitution and for other political reforms. He was criminally detained the following day, on suspicion of "obstructing official business" and...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/yu-wensheng" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Yu Wensheng</a></div> </div> </div> Tue, 09 Jun 2020 21:19:53 +0000 phb 27025 at https://www.hrichina.org An Appeal to the Beijing Municipal Government to Launch Urgent Mechanism to Protect Lawyer Yu Wensheng, a Beijing Resident https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/appeal-beijing-municipal-government-launch-urgent-mechanism-protect-lawyer-yu <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-03-15T00:00:00-07:00">March 15, 2020</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/appeal-beijing-municipal-government-launch-urgent-mechanism-protect-lawyer-yu">An Appeal to the Beijing Municipal Government to Launch Urgent Mechanism to Protect Lawyer Yu Wensheng, a Beijing Resident</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Xu Yan ( 许艳 ) , the wife of Beijing lawyer Yu Wensheng ( 余文生 ) , sends a letter to the Mayor of Beijing, seven Deputy Mayors, and the Chief Secretary of the municipal government, appealing to them, on whom the people depend for their livelihood, to immediately launch a mechanism for protecting and...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/yu-wensheng" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Yu Wensheng</a></div> </div> </div> Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:12:01 +0000 tw 26594 at https://www.hrichina.org Urging the 19th Party Congress to Oust Xi Jinping and Fully Implement Structural Political Reform https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/urging-19th-party-congress-oust-xi-jinping-and-fully-implement-structural-political <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-10-18T00:00:00-07:00">October 18, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/urging-19th-party-congress-oust-xi-jinping-and-fully-implement-structural-political">Urging the 19th Party Congress to Oust Xi Jinping and Fully Implement Structural Political Reform</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/citizen-participation" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizen Participation</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Since the 18th Party Congress in 2012, human rights have deteriorated, the rule of law has regressed, torture has increased, and the number of wrongful incarcerations has grown dramatically—Beijing rights defender Yu Wensheng states in an open letter. Yu says that since Xi Jinping came to power...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/yu-wensheng" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Yu Wensheng</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 05 Jan 2018 22:16:08 +0000 Anonymous 20732 at https://www.hrichina.org Letter Calling for Help from Wife of Lawyer Yu Wensheng (His “Personal Notice” Attached) https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/letter-calling-help-wife-lawyer-yu-wensheng-his-personal-notice-attached <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-10-12T00:00:00-07:00">October 12, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/letter-calling-help-wife-lawyer-yu-wensheng-his-personal-notice-attached">Letter Calling for Help from Wife of Lawyer Yu Wensheng (His “Personal Notice” Attached)</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/access-justice" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Access to Justice</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Yu Wensheng, rights defense lawyer from Beijing, had his practicing license first confiscated in July 2017 for representing lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who has been in custody since July 2015 in the 709 Crackdown. Subsequently, his license, invalidated, was returned to him, which did not allow him to...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/yu-wensheng" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Yu Wensheng</a></div> </div> </div> Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:41:41 +0000 phb 20185 at https://www.hrichina.org Lawyer Yu Wensheng Accuses Municipal Bureau of Justice of Illegally Depriving Him of the Right to Practice Law https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/lawyer-yu-wensheng-accuses-municipal-bureau-justice-illegally-depriving-him-right-0 <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-07-18T00:00:00-07:00">July 18, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/lawyer-yu-wensheng-accuses-municipal-bureau-justice-illegally-depriving-him-right-0">Lawyer Yu Wensheng Accuses Municipal Bureau of Justice of Illegally Depriving Him of the Right to Practice Law</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/government-accountability" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Government Accountability</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Lawyer Yu Wensheng filed a criminal complaint with the Beijing Municipal Procuratorate requesting that Miao Lin, the Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice, and others involved be held legally accountable for abusing their power in using the annual renewal of law licenses to suppress...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/yu-wensheng" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Yu Wensheng</a></div> </div> </div> Thu, 07 Sep 2017 21:24:31 +0000 phb 19892 at https://www.hrichina.org Lawyer Yu Wensheng Accuses Municipal Bureau of Justice of Illegally Depriving Him of the Right to Practice Law https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/lawyer-yu-wensheng-accuses-municipal-bureau-justice-illegally-depriving-him-right <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-07-23T00:00:00-07:00">July 23, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/lawyer-yu-wensheng-accuses-municipal-bureau-justice-illegally-depriving-him-right">Lawyer Yu Wensheng Accuses Municipal Bureau of Justice of Illegally Depriving Him of the Right to Practice Law</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/government-accountability" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Government Accountability</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Lawyer Yu Wensheng filed a criminal complaint with the Beijing Municipal Procuratorate requesting that Miao Lin, the Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice, and others involved be held legally accountable for abusing their power in using the annual renewal of law licenses to suppress...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/yu-wensheng" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Yu Wensheng</a></div> </div> </div> Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:55:55 +0000 tw 19759 at https://www.hrichina.org My Second Statement on Refusing Officially-Appointed Lawyers https://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/my-second-statement-refusing-officially-appointed-lawyers <div class="field field-name-field-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2017-07-25T00:00:00-07:00">July 25, 2017</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden hric-subheading"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/citizens-square/my-second-statement-refusing-officially-appointed-lawyers">My Second Statement on Refusing Officially-Appointed Lawyers</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-story-type field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/story/citizens-square" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Citizens&#039; Square</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-topics field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first last"><a href="/en/topic/lawyers" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">Lawyers</a></li> </ul></div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">Among the detainees of the “709” crackdown, lawyer Wang Quanzhang is the only one about whom there had not been any news for nearly two years since his detention in August 2015. The authorities not only denied him access to the lawyers retained by his wife, but also suppressed the lawyers. Recently...</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-term-defender field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"><a href="/en/defenders/709-families-and-supporters" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel">709 Families and Supporters</a></div> </div> </div> Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:45:56 +0000 phb 19590 at https://www.hrichina.org Error | Human Rights in China 中国人权 | HRIC

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