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This urgent complaint was filed by a number of citizens before the Heilongjiang Supreme People’s Procuratorate against Sui Fengfu, Party Secretary of the General Bureau of Farm Reclamation of Heilongjiang, (黑龙江农垦总局) and others for abduction, illegal detention, and other crimes. From 9:00 a.m. to 4:...

Human rights lawyer Liu Weiguo circulated online 20 templates of Open Government Information requests seeking disclosure of information concerning the detention of the four lawyers and the authorities’ refusal to allow them to meet their lawyers. Liu asks citizens to fill out the applications, mail...

Media reports and information available online indicate that upon his release from prison today, Sichuan environmental activist and writer Tan Zuoren ( 谭作人 ) did not return to his home in Chengdu but was taken by the authorities to an undisclosed location in Chongqing. Tan served a five-year term...

On March 21, 2014, four rights defense lawyers, Jiang Tianyong (江天勇), Tang Jitian (唐吉田), Wang Cheng (王成) , and Zhang Junjie (张俊杰) , as well as an unknown number of citizens were detained by police authorities in Jiansanjiang, Heilongjiang Province (黑龙江省建三江). Their detention took place one day after...

The Changshu Municipal People’s Court in Jiangsu Province today sentenced citizen activist, Gu Yimin (顾义民) , to 18 months’ imprisonment for “inciting subversion of state power.” In addition, Gu will be subjected to two years of post-release deprivation of political rights.

On March 14, 2014, Cao Shunli ’s (曹顺利) family arrived at the 309 Military Hospital in Beijing to find that Cao had already died . Since she was transferred there from an emergency medical center on February 20, she had been on a ventilator and non-responsive. There have been growing concerns...

Human rights defender Cao Shunli ( 曹顺利) died today in Beijing. Cao, who had been in police custody since September 2013 and suffering from various medical conditions, was admitted to intensive care at the Beijing Qinghe 999 Hospital last month, and later transferred to the 309 Military Hospital...

Editor’s note: Xu Zhiyong , a key advocate of the New Citizens Movement, was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment on January 26 for “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” Xu was originally detained in July 2013 after being subjected to four months of house arrest in connection...

From Radio Free Asia, “ Chinese Rights Activist Cao Shunli Dies after Being Denied Medical Care ”: Cao went into detention in ill health, and told her lawyer in October that she was not receiving medical treatment, according to Human Rights in China (HRIC), a Chinese non-governmental organization...

Return to table of contents International Law International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination , G.A. res. 2106 (XX), Annex, 20 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 14) at 47, U.N. Doc. A/6014 (1966), 660 U.N.T.S. 195, entered into force Jan. 4, 1969. Shanghai Convention on...

Progress under Specific Articles of the Convention Article 1 Failure to adopt a definition of racial discrimination Failure to incorporate descent-based discrimination into legislative, judicial, administrative or other measures to end racial discrimination Article 2 Detailed and disaggregated...

A Parallel NGO Report by Human Rights in China, submitted on April 14, 2005 to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in advance of its review of the First Periodic Report of the People's Republic of China on Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and...

A parallel NGO report by Human Rights in China (HRIC), submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in advance of its review of the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of the People’s Republic of China on implementation of the Convention on the...

A parallel NGO report by Human Rights in China(HRIC), submitted to the Committee Against Torture in advance of its review of the combined Fourth and Fifth Periodic Reports of the People’s Republic of China on implementation of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading...

Since the Chinese government began its crackdown on the New Citizens Movement in March 2013, dozens of citizens who have actively promoted or participated in the movement have been arrested. To remember these activists who are behind bars for their common pursuit of democracy and freedom in China,...

On March 1, the Regulations on the Implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Guarding State Secrets will go into effect. When first announced on February 2, the Xinhua News Agency presented them as “an effort to boost government transparency.” However, the regulations, read...

Rights activist Hu Jia tweeted the following message at 10:47pm Beijing time: “Today, February 28, a doctor from the tuberculosis institute at the 309 Military Hospital notified Cao Shunli ’s family that Cao’s vital signs are being supported by a ventilator; her many organs are gradually failing. A...

Cao Shunli ’s ( 曹顺利 ) lawyer Wang Yu ( 王 宇 ) and other lawyers and activists issued an urgent appeal to the Beijing police to make public information on Cao Shunli’s condition and undertake an investigation for liability. The appeal alleges that authorities at the Chaoyang District Detention Center...

Human Rights in China received information that rights activist Cao Shunli ( 曹顺利) , who has been in custody since September 2013 and suffering from various medical conditions, was in intensive care at the Beijing Qinghe 999 Hospital earlier today. She was later transferred to the 309 Military...

The New School for Democracy and Editorial Board of Anthology of June 4th Poetry have organized a poetry film contest to commemorate June Fourth. The contest aims to broaden artistic creativity and perspectives on freedom by giving participants the opportunity to reflect on and share memories about...

From Rebecca Valli with Voice of America, “ New Chinese Regulations on State Secrets Criticized for Lack of Transparency ”: But the problem, according to observers, is the new rules do not clarify or clearly define what information should be made public. Sharon Hom , Executive Director of Human...

Liu Nianchun: Road Wang Yu: Reminiscing (Chinese only) Wang Yu: Where Are You? (Chinese only) Liu Nianchun: The Price of Freedom Meng Lang: In Our Bodies Liu Nianchun: Memory Liu Nianchun: Tree-rings Meng Lang: Don’t Let Grief Out Xiao Qiang: Stars Xiao Qiang: Big Guy Yuan Hongbing: Altar Liu...

Chen Xiaoya (陈小雅) Analysis of the Defacement of Mao Zedong's Portrait with Eggs (“蛋击毛像”事件辨析) (Chinese only) Chun Ren (春仁) Conversation with Former Peking University Professor Chen Yuguo (与原北大青年教师陈育国的对谈――六四百人谈（一）) (Chinese only) Li Jinjin (李进进) Pondering 20 Years -- Notes from Prison (二十年的思绪–狱中札记) (...

Three People Deeply Imprinted on My Memory Hardship years of Tiananmen mothers An encounter with a long-admired foreign visitor - a mother meeting with Lois Snow Legal document - request for a thorough official investigation of the June 4 Massacre What is impunity? Reflections from a friend of...

From Sui-Lee Wee, John Ruwitch, and Michael Perry with Reuters, “ Detained China dissident Cao Shunli near death: Close friend ”: She went missing in mid-September after authorities prevented her from flying to Geneva for a human rights training programme. She was formally arrested in October on...

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...

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...

New Citizens Movement activists Zhang Baocheng and Yuan Dong were detained on April 4, 2013 and formally arrested on May 7, 2013 for unfurling banners and distributing leaflets calling for disclosure of officials’ assets. On December 11, 2013, the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court...

HRIC Resources Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice English and Chinese English version produced by Human Rights in China Shot over a period of five years by the Tiananmen Mothers, a group of family members of the victims of the June Fourth crackdown, the video presents portraits of ordinary...

May 29, 2003 Mr. Hu Jinta , President Mr. Wen Jiabao , State Council Premier Mr. Wu Bangguo , Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Mr. Jia Qinglin , Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Your Excellencies: This...

PETITION DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY SUPPORT THE TIANANMEN MOTHERS Support the Tiananmen Mothers in their struggle for a better future for China in which violators of human rights may be held accountable for their acts, and endorse their demands outlined below. I support the Tiananmen Mothers in their...

Supplementary petition to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for a thorough investigation of the June Fourth Massacre On May 17, 1999, we, the June Fourth victims and victims' families, submitted to the Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China a petition for a thorough...

Compiled by Sun Liyong Support Network for the Persecuted in China May 5, 2009 Sydney, Australia It has been 20 years since June Fourth, but there are still eight so-called “thugs” who are still being held. They are Zhu Gengsheng (朱更生), Li Yujun (李玉君), Chang Jingqiang (常景强), Yang Pu (杨璞), Jiang...

Statement by Xu Zhiyong’s lawyer, Zhang Qingfang, upon receiving his client’s verdict: four years’ imprisonment for “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place.” Xu, a key advocate of the New Citizens Movement, was tried last Wednesday, January 22, at the Beijing Municipal No. 1...

As in the trials of several other activists this week, the trial of Liu Yuandong ( 刘远东) , Guangzhou-based activist and businessman, ended today without a verdict. Liu is charged with “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place” (聚众扰乱公共场所秩序) and “false declaration of registered capital” (...

Wed, Jan 22 Beijing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court Xu Zhiyong (许志永) Charged with and convicted of gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place (聚众扰乱公共场所秩序). Sentenced to four years' imprisonment . Thurs, Jan 23 Beijing Municipal Haidian District Court Zhao Changqing (赵常青)...

At his trial at the Haidian District Court in Beijing today, veteran activist Zhao Changqing ( 赵常青 ) dismissed his two defense lawyers on the ground that serious procedural violations by the prosecution and the court had made it impossible for him to have a fair trial and for his lawyers to mount...