Cheng Hai

My Second Statement on Refusing Officially-Appointed Lawyers

phb — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:45:56 +0000

July 25, 2017

My Second Statement on Refusing Officially-Appointed Lawyers

Lawyers

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...

709 Families and Supporters

Statement by Chinese Lawyers on Not Participating in Unlawful Annual Inspections and Assessments

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:44:46 +0000

March 15, 2015

Statement by Chinese Lawyers on Not Participating in Unlawful Annual Inspections and Assessments

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

Cheng Hai (程海), a lawyer currently disputing his one year suspension from legal practice, leads 38 lawyers in demanding an end to the annual assessment and certification process for lawyers. The statement argues that this certification practice, mandated by the Ministry of Justice, not only...

Cheng Hai

Appeal Regarding Rights Lawyer Cheng Hai’s September 5 Hearing

tw — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 20:44:01 +0000

September 3, 2014

Appeal Regarding Rights Lawyer Cheng Hai’s September 5 Hearing

Citizens' Square

Lawyers

On August 22, 2014, lawyer Cheng Hai received a notice from the Changping District Bureau of Justice in Beijing informing him that the Bureau planned to administratively suspend his license to practice for one year. The reason given for the suspension was that Cheng had “disrupted court order...

Cheng Hai

Case Background: Lawyer Cheng Hai Faces One-year License Suspension

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 19:21:30 +0000

September 5, 2014

Case Background: Lawyer Cheng Hai Faces One-year License Suspension

Cheng Hai is a Beijing-based rights defense lawyer. He has represented victims of hukou discrimination and Falun Gong practitioners, among others. Cheng was a vocal advocate for the abolition of Reeducation-Through-Labor, and, in 2008, joined other lawyers to call for the independent election of...

Cheng Hai

Complaint by Lawyer Cheng Hai about the Venue of His Administrative Hearing

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:58:25 +0000

August 31, 2014

Complaint by Lawyer Cheng Hai about the Venue of His Administrative Hearing

Citizens' Square

Lawyers

In 2014, lawyer Cheng Hai defended New Citizens Movement activist Ding Jiaxi, who was prosecuted for calling for the disclosure of officials’ assets and education equality. During Ding’s trial, Cheng Hai withdrew from court to protest what he alleged as serious procedural violations. He...

Cheng Hai

Lawyers’ Statement on Plans by Changping District (Beijing) Judicial Administration Bureau to Suspend Lawyer Cheng Hai’s License

tw — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:33:53 +0000

August 26, 2014

Lawyers’ Statement on Plans by Changping District (Beijing) Judicial Administration Bureau to Suspend Lawyer Cheng Hai’s License

Citizens' Square

Lawyers

On August 22, 2014, lawyer Cheng Hai received a notice from the Changping District Bureau of Justice in Beijing informing him that the bureau planned to administratively suspend his license to practice for one year. The reason given for the suspension was that Cheng had “disrupted court order...

Cheng Hai

Cheng Hai Requests a Hearing after Being Notified that His License to Practice Will Be Administratively Suspended

tw — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 22:45:32 +0000

August 23, 2014

Cheng Hai Requests a Hearing after Being Notified that His License to Practice Will Be Administratively Suspended

Citizens' Square

Lawyers

Cheng Hai

Complaint and Appeal Argument for Ding Jiaxi's Second-Instance Trial

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:02:18 +0000

July 6, 2014

Complaint and Appeal Argument for Ding Jiaxi's Second-Instance Trial

Citizens' Square

Asset Transparency

Ding Jiaxi's ( 丁家喜) second-instance trial lawyer Cheng Hai (程海) argues in this statement that under the Constitution, Ding has the right to demand officials to disclose their assets and call for educational equality. The statement was also submitted as a complaint against 125 judges, prosecutors,...

Cheng Hai

Lawyers Dismissed or Withdrawn in Protest of Unfair Trials of Three Citizen Activists

tw — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:33:14 +0000

January 31, 2014

Lawyers Dismissed or Withdrawn in Protest of Unfair Trials of Three Citizen Activists

HRIC Bulletin

New Citizens Movement

Four participants of the New Citizens Movement— Ding Jiaxi ( 丁家喜) , Li Wei ( 李蔚 ), Zhang Baocheng ( 张宝成) , and Yuan Dong ( 袁冬) —were tried in two separate trials on Monday, January 27 at the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court. The proceedings marked the end of a series of trials of citizen...

Cheng Hai

“Why I Withdrew from Ding Jiaxi’s Case”—Statement by Lawyer Cheng Hai

tw — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 21:55:05 +0000

January 27, 2014

“Why I Withdrew from Ding Jiaxi’s Case”—Statement by Lawyer Cheng Hai

Citizens' Square

Citing procedural violations by the police, procuratorate, and the court, Cheng Hai (程海) , one of the defense lawyers for Ding Jiaxi (丁家喜) , charged with “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place” (聚众扰乱公共场所秩序罪), withdrew from the case during Ding’s trial at Beijing’s Haidian District...

Ding Jiaxi

Lawyers Protest Persecution on Unprecedented Scale

tw — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 04:13:15 +0000

December 16, 2013

Lawyers Protest Persecution on Unprecedented Scale

HRIC Bulletin

Chinese Law

In a statement that cites Chinese laws and United Nations standards, a group of 132 lawyers and legal professionals call on central government authorities to stop abuses of lawyers committed by local authorities. In a joint statement, the Chinese Human Rights Lawyers group outlines the following...

Cheng Hai

Promulgating Authority:

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Public Security

National People’s Congress

Supreme People's Procuratorate

Eyewitness Account of Lawyer Being Beaten Outside Courthouse

noc — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:09:09 +0000

April 13, 2013

Eyewitness Account of Lawyer Being Beaten Outside Courthouse

Citizens' Square

Lawyers

Four Beijing rights defense lawyers—Cheng Hai (程海), Liang Xiaojun (梁小军), Wang Quanzhang (王全章), and Han Zhiguang (韩志广)—had planned to appear in a hearing for 13 Falun Gong practitioners being charged in a Dalian Court, Liaoning Province, on April 12.

Cheng Hai

Ni Yulan’s Appeal

noc — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:54:17 +0000

April 13, 2012

Ni Yulan’s Appeal

Document

Rights Defenders

April 10, 2012, Beijing based disabled rights defender Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) was ordered to serve two years and eight months in prison and pay a fine of 1,000 yuan ($159) for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” and “fraud”. Her husband, Dong Jiqin (董继勤) was also sentenced to two years in prison for...

Dong Jiqin

No Verdict Issued in Ni Yulan’s Case

noc — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:57:40 +0000

December 29, 2011

No Verdict Issued in Ni Yulan’s Case

Press Work

Rights Defender Ni Yulan Uses Computer by Candlelight. Beijing, January 1, 2011. (Photo by Dong Jiqin). On the morning of December 29, 2011, the Xicheng District People’s Court of Beijing heard the case of human rights advocate Ni Yulan ( 倪玉兰 ) and her husband, Dong Jiqin ( 董继勤 ) . Both are charged...

Cheng Hai

Defense Statement on Behalf of Ni Yulan

noc — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:34:11 +0000

December 29, 2011

Defense Statement on Behalf of Ni Yulan

Document

Rights Defenders

On April 10, 2012, Beijing rights defender Ni Yulan (倪玉兰) was sentenced to two years and eight months of imprisonment for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” and “fraud”. Her husband, Dong Jiqin (董继勤) was sentenced to two years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles.” The...

Cheng Hai