Liu Xiaobo

Continuing Liu Xia’s House Arrest Is No Different from Committing a Slow Murder

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:35:57 +0000

September 1, 2017

Continuing Liu Xia’s House Arrest Is No Different from Committing a Slow Murder

[Translation by Human Rights in China] Chinese original was published by Radio Free Asia. On August 18, two videos of Liu Xia ( 刘霞 ) , the widow of Liu Xiaobo ( 刘晓波 ) , began circulating online. These clips appear to have been made and released by Chinese authorities with the purpose of letting the...

Access to Justice

Liu Xia

An Elegy for Liu Xiaobo

tw — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 22:19:16 +0000

August 21, 2017

An Elegy for Liu Xiaobo

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

[Translation by Human Rights in China] 他死了，这又能改变什么阳光明亮，阿尔卑斯山巅的残雪在远方如闪烁的鱼鳞，他的骨灰被抛向闪烁的大海如鱼鳞，我们对他的追忆也鱼鳞般渐行渐远么？这又能改变什么，他死了 He died, and what can it change In bright sunshine, the distant remnant snow at the summit of the Alps Flickers like fish scales. His ashes tossed into the flashing sea Like...

Liu Xiaobo

Poem: “The Path of Darkness”

tw — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:07:01 +0000

July 24, 2017

Poem: “The Path of Darkness”

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

This poem by Liu Xia, written in 2010 for the then detained Liu Xiaobo, was circulated online on July 14, 2017, the day after Liu Xiaobo died of liver cancer. [Translation by Human Rights in China] Chinese Original I know, one day, sooner or later You’ll leave me And walk alone down the path of...

Liu Xia

For Whom the Bell Tolls

tw — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 18:14:44 +0000

July 20, 2017

For Whom the Bell Tolls

China Rights Forum

Twenty-eight years ago, who would have imagined that today’s world would become like this? At this rate, the world in another 28 years will be unthinkable. For whom does the bell toll? I hope Liu Xiaobo’s death will become the start of a reversal.

Democratic And Political Reform

Hu Ping

To Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:32:47 +0000

July 14, 2017

To Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, HRIC issues the group’s message to Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia (below). [Translation by Human Rights in China] Xiaobo: Although you lost your freedom and lost your life, you still possess the great love of the world, which no one on Earth can match. In our hearts...

Liu Xia

Liu Xiaobo’s Death is a Stain on the CPC, International Community Must Press for Liu Xia’s Freedom

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:33:59 +0000

July 13, 2017

Liu Xiaobo’s Death is a Stain on the CPC, International Community Must Press for Liu Xia’s Freedom

Statement

Access to Justice

Human Rights in China mourns in great sorrow the tragic passing of Liu Xiaobo ( 刘晓波) today, at age 61. Liu was a proponent of a nonviolent citizens’ movement and a leading advocate for constitutional democracy in China. He was a Nobel Peace laureate who envisioned a better future for the people of...

Liu Xiaobo

Tiananmen Mothers: Open Letter to Xi Jinping

tw — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:02:02 +0000

June 29, 2017

Tiananmen Mothers: Open Letter to Xi Jinping

HRIC Bulletin

Tiananmen Mothers

At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, HRIC issues the group’s open letter to Xi Jinping (below) regarding Liu Xiaobo. Letter to President Xi Jinping from Tiananmen Mothers Regarding Liu Xiaobo Chairman Xi Jinping: We were shocked by the devastating news that in prison, Mr. Liu Xiaobo became...

Liu Xiaobo

Tiananmen Mothers: Statement

tw — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:48:54 +0000

June 29, 2017

Tiananmen Mothers: Statement

HRIC Bulletin

Tiananmen Mothers

At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, HRIC issues the group’s statement (below) regarding Liu Xiaobo. Statement by the Tiananmen Mothers Regarding Liu Xiaobo When Mr. Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, he had expressed that he wanted to regift the award money to us. We thanked him for his...

Liu Xiaobo

Late Diagnosis of Liu Xiaobo an Outrage, Chinese Authorities Must Account to Family & International Community

tw — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 20:03:42 +0000

June 26, 2017

Late Diagnosis of Liu Xiaobo an Outrage, Chinese Authorities Must Account to Family & International Community

Statement

HRIC is shocked by the information that imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo ( 刘晓波 ) is suffering from late-stage liver cancer, and outraged by the fact that it is only at this point that the Chinese authorities have released him on medical parole. We are greatly saddened by the heartbreaking...

Access to Justice

Liu Xiaobo

China Elected to UN Human Rights Council

tw — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:34:46 +0000

November 12, 2013

China Elected to UN Human Rights Council

Press Work

Rule Of Law

In an election held in New York today, the United Nations General Assembly elected China to the 47-member Human Rights Council, the UN's top human rights body, for a three-year term (2014-2016). “China must uphold the highest human rights standards not only required by international human rights...

Cao Shunli

HRIC Urges China to Release Rights Activists to Show Human Rights Commitment

tw — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:00:55 +0000

November 5, 2013

HRIC Urges China to Release Rights Activists to Show Human Rights Commitment

Press Work

Human Rights Council

In advance of the November 12 Human Rights Council elections, HRIC urges China to honor the pledge it has made for its candidacy: “to protect the rights of the people to be informed of, participate in, express views about and oversee government affairs.”

Cao Shunli

HRIC Urges Release of Liu Xiaobo, Presents Translation to Mark Peace Prize Anniversary

noc — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 03:12:47 +0000

December 8, 2012

HRIC Urges Release of Liu Xiaobo, Presents Translation to Mark Peace Prize Anniversary

Press Work

As the 2nd anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize for Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) approaches, Human Rights in China (HRIC) calls on the Chinese authorities to release him immediately and unconditionally. Liu, independent intellectual, long-time human rights and democracy advocate, and a drafter of Charter 08 —...

Liu Xia

An Appeal to Chinese Government to Release Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia—Global Signature Campaign

noc — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:29:51 +0000

December 4, 2012

An Appeal to Chinese Government to Release Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia—Global Signature Campaign

Public Appeal

Arbitrary Detention

Attachment 1 Announcement of a December 8, 2012 press conference and seminar in Flushing, New York City, organized by “Friends of Liu Xiaobo,” to launch a global campaign to obtain the release of Liu Xiaobo and his wife, Liu Xia. Attachment 2 A letter of support for the campaign from Ding Zilin, a...

Liu Xia

The Poverty of China’s Civil Opposition: On the 13th Anniversary of June Fourth

noc — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:00:13 +0000

November 30, 2012

The Poverty of China’s Civil Opposition: On the 13th Anniversary of June Fourth

China Rights Forum

Communist Party Of China

May 14, 2002 [English translation by Human Rights in China]

Liu Xiaobo

Diversity of Values and Our Right to Choose: Reflections on Charter 08

noc — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:00:12 +0000

November 26, 2012

Diversity of Values and Our Right to Choose: Reflections on Charter 08

China Rights Forum

Education

I have a friend who opened a coffee shop on the 20th floor of an office building downtown. He did not advertise it or have a business plan. He does not even try to get new customers. The only people who go to his shop are patrons from his previous coffee shop and a few others they bring with them...

Liu Xiaobo