Press Release

Our Faith and Perseverance Will Never Change: On the 32nd Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre

tw — Mon, 31 May 2021 15:33:17 +0000

June 1, 2021

Our Faith and Perseverance Will Never Change: On the 32nd Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre

Government Accountability

[Translation by Human Rights in China] On June 4, 1989, in a time of peace, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, under the leadership and command of the ruling authorities, sent tanks, armored vehicles, and soldiers with live ammunition onto the ten-mile Chang’an Avenue in Beijing. Without...

Too Soon to Concede the Future: The Implementation of The National Security Law for Hong Kong--An HRIC White Paper

tw — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 01:43:43 +0000

October 16, 2020

Too Soon to Concede the Future: The Implementation of The National Security Law for Hong Kong--An HRIC White Paper

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Government Accountability

Against the troubling rights erosion made possible by the NSL and the political abandonment by the Hong Kong SAR government of its people are: the institutional and normative safeguards inherent in Hong Kong’s judicial and legal system, and the safeguards provided by international human rights...

Fifth Anniversary of 709 Crackdown: Updated Chart of Persecution of Lawyers and Legal and Rights Advocates

tw — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 21:53:31 +0000

July 9, 2020

Fifth Anniversary of 709 Crackdown: Updated Chart of Persecution of Lawyers and Legal and Rights Advocates

Press Release

709 Crackdown

Many were charged with and convicted of “subversion of state power” and “inciting subversion of state power.” HRIC’s updated 709 case chart highlights the ongoing impunity of the Chinese authorities in violating the rights of rights defense professionals and activists, the right of an individual to...

HRIC annotated bilingual chart of The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

tw — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 03:38:21 +0000

July 5, 2020

HRIC annotated bilingual chart of The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Press Release

Access to Information

HRIC has prepared an annotated bilingual chart of the NSL-HK to facilitate reading of the law and highlight the troubling, problematic aspects of the law, including…

Tell the Truth, Refuse to Forget, Lies Written in Ink Cannot Conceal the Facts Written in Blood On the 31st Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre

tw — Sun, 31 May 2020 01:36:25 +0000

June 1, 2020

Tell the Truth, Refuse to Forget, Lies Written in Ink Cannot Conceal the Facts Written in Blood On the 31st Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre

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Access to Justice

[English translation by Human Rights in China] “We have to ask the Chinese ruling party and the Chinese government: Which civilized Chinese law expressly confers the government the right to use state military force to kill, at will, students and civilians in peaceful demonstrations?

Mourning Our Families and Compatriots Killed in the June Fourth Massacre: A Letter to China’s Leaders

tw — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:34:34 +0000

March 15, 2019

Mourning Our Families and Compatriots Killed in the June Fourth Massacre: A Letter to China’s Leaders

Press Release

Communist Party Of China

Members of the Tiananmen Mothers with photos of their loved ones killed in June Fourth. [English Translation by Human Rights in China] I We are a group of citizens who lost our loved ones in the June Fourth Massacre. Thirty years ago, along Chang'an Avenue in front of the Tiananmen Gate in the...

Open Letter to Xi Jinping from the Tiananmen Mothers

tw — Thu, 31 May 2018 22:20:42 +0000

May 31, 2018

Open Letter to Xi Jinping from the Tiananmen Mothers

Press Release

On the occasion of the 29th anniversary of June Fourth, the Tiananmen Mothers authorize Human Rights in China to publish this open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The full text of the open letter is as follows. [Translation by Human Rights in China] Dear President Xi Jinping: This year...

Government Accountability

Ding Zilin

An Essay on the 28th Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre

tw — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 22:06:01 +0000

June 1, 2017

An Essay on the 28th Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre

Press Release

Government Accountability

At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, Human Rights in China (HRIC) is issuing the following essay by the group to commemorate the victims of June Fourth on its 28th anniversary. An Essay on the 28th Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre The Tiananmen Mothers June 1, 2017 [Translation by Human...

Tiananmen Mothers: No Amount of Power Can Rub Out June Fourth

Anonymous — Tue, 31 May 2016 16:55:15 +0000

June 1, 2016

Tiananmen Mothers: No Amount of Power Can Rub Out June Fourth

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June Fourth

At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, Human Rights in China issues the following essay by the group in remembrance of their loved ones who were killed in June Fourth 1989. On the 27th Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre The Tiananmen Mothers June 1, 2016 [Translation by Human Rights in China...

China at the UN: Shouting Down the Critics

tw — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:54:23 +0000

March 15, 2016

China at the UN: Shouting Down the Critics

Press Release

Human Rights Council

In a statement to the Human Rights Council today, the Chinese Ambassador to the U.N., Fu Cong, accuses “certain Western countries” of pursuing a policy of “new interventionism . . . under the banner of human rights and humanitarianism.” He also warns the Council itself from being used as a tool to...

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

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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...

Stark Contrast in China’s UN Torture Review: Pointed Questions, Non-responsive Answers

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 01:04:46 +0000

November 18, 2015

Stark Contrast in China’s UN Torture Review: Pointed Questions, Non-responsive Answers

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Access to Justice

In the second and concluding session of China’s UN review for its compliance with the Convention Against Torture , the Chinese delegation resorted to a familiar formula in responding to the detailed questions raised by the Committee against Torture experts: long lists of partial and out-of-context...

China Faces Scrutiny in UN Torture Review

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 23:22:33 +0000

November 17, 2015

China Faces Scrutiny in UN Torture Review

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Government Accountability

In Geneva today, 40 representatives of the Chinese government faced three hours of hard-hitting questions from UN independent experts regarding China’s implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment . Today’s session began China’s...

In Statement, Journalist Shi Tao Protests Deletion of WeChat Contents

tw — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 17:52:53 +0000

June 5, 2015

In Statement, Journalist Shi Tao Protests Deletion of WeChat Contents

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Access to Information

In a statement of protest (see below), Shi Tao, a journalist who served eight years of a ten-year prison term, says that contents in his social networking WeChat account were deleted in recent days, in the lead up to the 26th anniversary of the June Fourth crackdown on the 1989 Democracy Movement...

Tiananmen Mothers Quote Le Keqiang, Urge Leaders to Take Historical Responsibility for June Fourth

tw — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 01:42:37 +0000

June 1, 2015

Tiananmen Mothers Quote Le Keqiang, Urge Leaders to Take Historical Responsibility for June Fourth

Press Release

Government Accountability

At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, Human Rights in China (HRIC) is issuing the following essay by the group to commemorate the victims of June Fourth on its 26th anniversary. Quoting Premier Li Keqiang’s March 2015 speech that Japan’s leaders today bear historical responsibility for Japan’s...

Ding Zilin