Press Releases and Statements

2009-11-25

Case Update: Court Stalls on Giving Written Judgment to Huang Qi's Lawyers, Family

2009-11-23

HRIC Condemns Three-Year Sentence for Earthquake Activist

2009-11-19

Rights Defense Lawyer Detained for 13.5 Hours After Efforts to Meet With Obama in Beijing

2009-11-17

U.S. Citizen Detained in Beijing for Attempt to Deliver Letter to Obama

2009-11-16

Shanghai Petitioner, Beaten, Writes Letter to President Obama

2009-11-13

Organizer of Families of Tainted Milk Powder Victims Detained

2009-11-13

Letter to President Barack Obama from Ding Zilin

2009-11-13

HRIC Urges President Obama to Not Give PRC Leaders a Free Pass on Human Rights

2009-11-06

Two-Year Sentence for Property Rights Advocate, 70, Accused of Possessing State Secrets

2009-10-29

Rights Activist Beaten and Detained Following Protest

2009-10-23

Petitioner Gets One Year and Six Months for “Obstructing Official Business”

2009-10-16

Democracy Activist Gets Ten Years for “Subversion of State Power”

2009-10-08

Case Update: Liang Liwan Released from Police Custody

2009-10-07

Activist Detained After Telling UN Expert of Impending Eviction

2009-10-01

HRIC Launches YouTube Channel

2009-09-30

Spectacle of Power Cannot Conceal Deep Insecurity

2009-09-01

Xie Changfa (谢长发) Receives Severe Sentence of 13 Years’ Imprisonment for Organizing Political Party

2009-08-28

UN Expert Body Calls for Greater Protections for Ethnic Groups, Rural Inhabitants, and Rights Defenders in China

2009-08-18

Gongmeng Officially Shut Down, Founder Formally Arrested

2009-08-17

Uneven Justice in Case of Policemen and Commander Found Guilty in Death of Detained Man

2009-08-12

Police Beat and Detain Supporters of Sichuan Earthquake Critic Morning before Trial

2009-08-10

UN Expert Body Wraps Up Dialogue with China on Anti-Discrimination Efforts

2009-08-07

At United Nations, China to Answer Broad Range of Concerns over Racial Discrimination

2009-08-05

Authorities Kidnapped and Prevented Court Appearance by Witness for Huang Qi’s Case

2009-08-04

Case Update: Court Stalls on Giving Written Judgment to Huang Qi's Lawyers, Family

HRIC Condemns Three-Year Sentence for Earthquake Activist

Rights Defense Lawyer Detained for 13.5 Hours After Efforts to Meet With Obama in Beijing

U.S. Citizen Detained in Beijing for Attempt to Deliver Letter to Obama

Shanghai Petitioner, Beaten, Writes Letter to President Obama

Organizer of Families of Tainted Milk Powder Victims Detained

Letter to President Barack Obama from Ding Zilin

HRIC Urges President Obama to Not Give PRC Leaders a Free Pass on Human Rights

Two-Year Sentence for Property Rights Advocate, 70, Accused of Possessing State Secrets

Rights Activist Beaten and Detained Following Protest

Petitioner Gets One Year and Six Months for “Obstructing Official Business”

Democracy Activist Gets Ten Years for “Subversion of State Power”

Case Update: Liang Liwan Released from Police Custody

Activist Detained After Telling UN Expert of Impending Eviction

HRIC Launches YouTube Channel

Spectacle of Power Cannot Conceal Deep Insecurity

Xie Changfa (谢长发) Receives Severe Sentence of 13 Years’ Imprisonment for Organizing Political Party

UN Expert Body Calls for Greater Protections for Ethnic Groups, Rural Inhabitants, and Rights Defenders in China

Gongmeng Officially Shut Down, Founder Formally Arrested

Uneven Justice in Case of Policemen and Commander Found Guilty in Death of Detained Man

Police Beat and Detain Supporters of Sichuan Earthquake Critic Morning before Trial

UN Expert Body Wraps Up Dialogue with China on Anti-Discrimination Efforts

At United Nations, China to Answer Broad Range of Concerns over Racial Discrimination

Authorities Kidnapped and Prevented Court Appearance by Witness for Huang Qi’s Case

Xu Zhiyong in Custody Seven Days; Still No Official Explanation

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