Torture

Transcript of Video Statement by Detained Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping

tw — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:34:21 +0000

October 16, 2020

Transcript of Video Statement by Detained Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping

Access to Justice

Just six days after making this statement, Chang was taken away by police on October 22, 2020. Chang’s disappearance followed 10 months of “residential surveillance in a designated location” (RSDL)—presented by the authorities as “bail” condition of his previous detention that occurred in mid-...

Update on Wang Quanzhang—No “Hard Violence”

phb — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:43:05 +0000

July 20, 2018

Update on Wang Quanzhang—No “Hard Violence”

Citizens' Square

709 Crackdown

Wang Quanzhang, a rights lawyer, finally met with a lawyer after having been disappeared for more than three years. The lawyer, Liu Weiguo, reported that that Wang told him that he has suffered “no hard violence.” In the article below, Wang’s wife Li Wenzu reminds us what “no hard violence” means...

709 Families and Supporters

Seriously Ill, Activist Huang Qi in Detention Nearly One Year without Charge

tw — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 20:07:04 +0000

November 16, 2017

Seriously Ill, Activist Huang Qi in Detention Nearly One Year without Charge

HRIC Bulletin

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Nearly a year ago, on November 28, 2016, Sichuan rights activist Huang Qi (黄琦) was detained by police in Chengdu and formally arrested the following month on suspicion of “illegally providing state secrets abroad.” Huang, a founder of 64 Tianwang Human Rights Center, has been in custody without a...

Huang Qi

Excerpts from Record of Meeting with Huang Qi, November 3, 2017

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:21:49 +0000

November 4, 2017

Excerpts from Record of Meeting with Huang Qi, November 3, 2017

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

[Translation by Human Rights in China] I haven’t seen Huang Qi for three months. Originally, I had planned to see him after reviewing the case files. But after all this waiting, the permission to review the files never came. Although I haven’t been able to read the files, I still have to inform...

Huang Qi

Regarding the Request to Establish a Special Independent Committee to Investigate Torture Claims Relating to the Handling of “709” Cases

phb — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 22:08:27 +0000

May 14, 2017

Regarding the Request to Establish a Special Independent Committee to Investigate Torture Claims Relating to the Handling of “709” Cases

Citizens' Square

Arbitrary Detention

Reports continue to expose the serious human rights violations committed against lawyers and activists arrested in the 709 Crackdown. In addition to attorneys Xie Yang, Li Heping, Li Chunfu, as well as activist Wu Gan, many rights defenders caught up in the crackdown are reported to have been...

Li Heping

Solemn Statement Regarding the Forceful Dismissal of Jiang Tianyong’s Defense Lawyers

phb — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 16:03:40 +0000

May 31, 2017

Solemn Statement Regarding the Forceful Dismissal of Jiang Tianyong’s Defense Lawyers

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

Jiang Tianyong’s wife is shocked to hear her husbad’s statement dismissing his two defense lawyers, and does not believe that this is Jiang’s true wish. She presumes that Jiang Tianyong’s statement—signed on the day when his six-months of residential surveillance expired—was the product of torture...

709 Families and Supporters

Xie Yang’s Wife Chen Guiqiu Exposes Source of Torture News for the First Time and Refutes All CCTV Lies

phb — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 22:01:25 +0000

May 6, 2017

Xie Yang’s Wife Chen Guiqiu Exposes Source of Torture News for the First Time and Refutes All CCTV Lies

Citizens' Square

Lawyers

After the international community strongly condemned the alleged torture of attorney Xie Yang who was detained in the 709 Crackdown, the Chinese official media CCTV attempted a rebuttal. On March 2, 2017, CCTV reported that a thorough investigation had been conducted, which, drawing on various...

Xie Yang

Video: Lawyer Chen Jiangang Stands By “Transcripts of Meetings with Xie Yang,” Denounces State Media

tw — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:42:05 +0000

March 10, 2017

Video: Lawyer Chen Jiangang Stands By “Transcripts of Meetings with Xie Yang,” Denounces State Media

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

In this half-hour video, lawyer Chen Jiangang details his meetings with his client lawyer Xie Yang, who alleges torture by detention personnel, and the process of the compiling his “ Transcripts of Meetings with Xie Yang .” Chen states that he stands by the veracity of his Transcripts, and will...

Transcripts of Meetings with Lawyer Xie Yang in January 2017

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:46:18 +0000

January 13, 2017

Transcripts of Meetings with Lawyer Xie Yang in January 2017

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

On January 18, lawyer Chen Jiangang published online the transcripts of a series of meetings that month he and fellow lawyer Liu Zhengqing had with detained attorney Xie Yang, who has been held since July 2015 as a result of the 709 crackdown. The transcripts, amounting to more than 17, 000 Chinese...

Lawyer Yan Xin’s Letter of Complaint Sent to Tianjin Municipal Procuratorate

phb — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:21:59 +0000

December 16, 2016

Lawyer Yan Xin’s Letter of Complaint Sent to Tianjin Municipal Procuratorate

Citizens' Square

Arbitrary Detention

Fujian activist Wu Gan (aka Tufu) has suffered numerous forms of illegal mistreatment during his detention, including secret solitary confinement for half a year, having the defense attorney appointed by his wife barred from meeting with him, days and nights of sleep deprivation, threats and...

Hunger Strike Relay to Support Guo Feixiong Continues

tw — Mon, 16 May 2016 22:51:02 +0000

May 16, 2016

Hunger Strike Relay to Support Guo Feixiong Continues

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

In a message to HRIC, Ai Wu, one of the participants of the hunger strike relay that begun on May 4 to support Guo Feixiong, reports that the strike has had the support of 161 person-times as of today, May 16. Today’s participants include lawyer Tang Jingling, currently serving a five-year prison...

Guo Feixiong

UN Torture Committee Concludes Review of China with Scathing Observations

tw — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:27:57 +0000

December 9, 2015

UN Torture Committee Concludes Review of China with Scathing Observations

Press Release

Access to Justice

In a lengthy document released today that concludes its review of China’s compliance with the Convention against Torture , a UN expert committee says it “remains seriously concerned over consistent reports indicating that the practice of torture and ill-treatment is still deeply entrenched in the...

Guo Feixiong’s Appeal to the Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate People’s Court

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:13:36 +0000

December 4, 2015

Guo Feixiong’s Appeal to the Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate People’s Court

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

Rights defense activist Guo Feixiong was sentenced on November 27, 2015 to six years’ imprisonment for “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places” and “picking quarrels and provoking troubles.” Among the arguments that Guo makes in his appeal is that the trial court, the Tianhe District...

Guo Feixiong

Guo Feixiong Challenges Tianhe Court’s Conviction and Sentence

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:34:04 +0000

December 4, 2015

Guo Feixiong Challenges Tianhe Court’s Conviction and Sentence

Case Update

In an appeal to the Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate People’s Court, rights defender Guo Feixiong ( 郭飞雄 ) , also known as Yang Maodong ( 杨茂东 ), who was sentenced last week to six years of imprisonment for “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places” and “picking quarrels and provoking...

Access to Justice

Guo Feixiong

Sentencing of Guo Feixiong Adds to Serious Abuse Already Suffered

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 20:44:50 +0000

November 27, 2015

Sentencing of Guo Feixiong Adds to Serious Abuse Already Suffered

Case Update

In an outrageous ruling, the Guangzhou Municipal Tianhe District People’s Court added one more charge for rights activist Guo Feixiong ( 郭飞雄) , also known as Yang Maodong ( 杨茂东) , and convicted him of both “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places” — for which he was tried—and “picking...

Access to Justice

Guo Feixiong