United Nations

HRIC’s submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding academic freedom in Hong Kong

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December 18, 2020

HRIC’s submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding academic freedom in Hong Kong

HRIC Report

Hong Kong

HRIC’s submission describes overarching challenges to the right to education and academic freedom in Hong Kong and highlights specific concerns regarding the effective implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR, art. 13).

Transcripts of Remarks on Xinjiang and Hong Kong by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commission for Human Rights

tw — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:51:27 +0000

December 11, 2020

Transcripts of Remarks on Xinjiang and Hong Kong by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commission for Human Rights

HRIC Bulletin

Hong Kong

On the December 9, at her year-end press conference at the Human Rights Council, UN High Commission for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet spoke out on the serious human rights violations in Xinjiang and expressed concerns regarding what she called the “rapidly shrinking civic and democratic space in...

As China Seeks Reelection to UN Human Rights Council, States and Civil Society Condemn Its Human Rights Abuses

tw — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 16:21:05 +0000

October 8, 2020

As China Seeks Reelection to UN Human Rights Council, States and Civil Society Condemn Its Human Rights Abuses

HRIC Bulletin

Government Accountability

During the UN Human Rights Council’s 45th session that concluded yesterday in Geneva, Council member states and civil society organizations voiced urgent concerns about China’s serious and ongoing human rights abuses, centering on two sets of actions that have prompted international outcry:...

UN Legal Experts Urge China to Review, Reconsider National Security Law to Comply with Its International Obligations

tw — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 02:22:40 +0000

September 6, 2020

UN Legal Experts Urge China to Review, Reconsider National Security Law to Comply with Its International Obligations

HRIC Law Bulletin

Government Accountability

In a joint communication to the Chinese government, seven United Nations independent human rights experts presented a legal assessment of the National Security Law for Hong Kong (NSL). They also detailed their numerous concerns that the law does not comply with the government’s international legal...

HRIC Translation: China’s Follow-up Response to UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

tw — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:40:24 +0000

October 30, 2019

HRIC Translation: China’s Follow-up Response to UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

HRIC Bulletin

Government Accountability

In August 2018, China underwent a periodic review by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on the country’s implementation of obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Among the key topics of the Committee’...

Chinese Government’s Follow-up Response to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

tw — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 22:13:19 +0000

October 8, 2019

Chinese Government’s Follow-up Response to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

HRIC Translation

Government Accountability

Chinese Government’s Follow-up Response to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination October 8, 2019 中国政府关于联合国消除种族歧视委员会结论性意见后续行动的答复材料 Source: https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CERD%2fC%2fCHN%2fCO%...

China/Hong Kong: UN experts urge China to respect protesters’ rights

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September 12, 2019

China/Hong Kong: UN experts urge China to respect protesters’ rights

HRIC Bulletin

Hong Kong

GENEVA (12 September 2019) - UN human rights experts * reacted with alarm to reports of attacks on demonstrators, arrests of activists and human rights defenders, and threats to communications, as protests in Hong Kong entered their third month. The experts welcomed the detailed response to their...

HRIC Urges Michelle Bachelet to Support the People of Hong Kong

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June 28, 2019

HRIC Urges Michelle Bachelet to Support the People of Hong Kong

HRIC Bulletin

Citizen Participation

In a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, Human Rights in China urges her to speak out publicly, strongly, and unequivocally to support the people of Hong Kong in their demand for the full withdrawal of an extradition bill that has triggered, over recent weeks,...

Select Floor Statements by Governments during China’s 2018 UPR

tw — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 19:50:44 +0000

November 6, 2018

Select Floor Statements by Governments during China’s 2018 UPR

International Human Rights

Transcribed by HRIC of oral statements delivered in English or interpreted. Archived video of the review is available here . This transcription includes statements by: Australia Austria Brazil Canada Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Japan Kazakhstan...

China’s UPR: Will Concerns Raised over Ethnic and Religious Repression Lead to Accountability?

tw — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 03:03:28 +0000

November 6, 2018

China’s UPR: Will Concerns Raised over Ethnic and Religious Repression Lead to Accountability?

HRIC Bulletin

Government Accountability

China’s continued repression of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and Tibet and acts in blatant violation of religious and cultural rights and freedoms protected under international law remained a focus of the concerns raised by many states during the Universal Periodic Review of China at the UN Human...

Advance Questions by UN Member States

tw — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 21:16:19 +0000

November 1, 2018

Advance Questions by UN Member States

United Nations

This is a compilation of the advance questions posed by UN member states to China, in the lead up to China’s UPR on November 6, 2018. The questions are originally posted on the OHCHR webpage on China’s UPR under “Questions submitted in advance.” ADVANCE QUESTIONS TO CHINA (FIRST BATCH) – REV...

UPR China: Will Governments Stand Firm on Accountability and Universal Standards?

tw — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 23:17:30 +0000

November 1, 2018

UPR China: Will Governments Stand Firm on Accountability and Universal Standards?

HRIC Bulletin

Government Accountability

On November 6, at the United Nations in Geneva, China will undergo the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its human rights record. The review takes place amid mounting reports of mass internment of ethnic Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), and as China has stepped up...

UN Experts Report on China’s Implementation of International Obligation to Respect, Protect, and Ensure Rights of Ethnic Minorities and Other Vulnerable Groups

tw — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 22:53:12 +0000

August 30, 2018

UN Experts Report on China’s Implementation of International Obligation to Respect, Protect, and Ensure Rights of Ethnic Minorities and Other Vulnerable Groups

Statement

Racial Discrimination

In a report issued today, a UN committee of independent experts detail numerous concerns over the adequacy of the Chinese government’s efforts in implementing its treaty obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) to respect and...

NGO Joint Letter Urging UN Member States to Speak Out Against Human Rights Rollback in China

tw — Thu, 03 May 2018 18:56:22 +0000

February 3, 2018

NGO Joint Letter Urging UN Member States to Speak Out Against Human Rights Rollback in China

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

[PDF version] Your Excellency, We write prior to the 37th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council to urge your delegation to send a clear message to China denouncing its rollback in respect for human rights. Since President Xi Jinping assumed power in March 2013, Chinese authorities have...

NGO Joint Open letter to the UN Secretary-General on the state of the treaty body system

tw — Thu, 03 May 2018 18:49:35 +0000

February 26, 2018

NGO Joint Open letter to the UN Secretary-General on the state of the treaty body system

Joint Statements

International Human Rights

[PDF version] Dear Secretary-General, In advance of the preparation of your upcoming second biennial report on “the status of the human rights treaty body system and the progress achieved by the UN human rights treaty bodies in realizing greater efficiency and effectiveness in their work” as set...