Human Rights Council

HRIC Urges Michelle Bachelet to Support the People of Hong Kong

phb — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 18:04:56 +0000

June 28, 2019

HRIC Urges Michelle Bachelet to Support the People of Hong Kong

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,...

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...

HRIC Urges China to Release Rights Activists to Show Human Rights Commitment

tw — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:00:55 +0000

November 5, 2013

HRIC Urges China to Release Rights Activists to Show Human Rights Commitment

Press Work

Human Rights Council

In advance of the November 12 Human Rights Council elections, HRIC urges China to honor the pledge it has made for its candidacy: “to protect the rights of the people to be informed of, participate in, express views about and oversee government affairs.”

Cao Shunli

Rights Defenders Oppose China’s Membership in UN Human Rights Council

noc — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:34:48 +0000

October 25, 2013

Rights Defenders Oppose China’s Membership in UN Human Rights Council

Press Work

Human Rights Council

Two hundred and eighteen rights defenders in Shanghai signed a public appeal urging the United Nations not to elect China to the 47-member Human Rights Council. The election will be held on November 12 among UN member states in the General Assembly.

UN Rights Review of China: Citizens’ Crucial Role

noc — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:19:05 +0000

October 22, 2013

UN Rights Review of China: Citizens’ Crucial Role

Press Work

Citizen Activism

“Whether the shoes fit, only the person knows,” states the Chinese delegation today in its closing remarks to the UN Human Rights Council at the second Universal Periodic Review of China’s human rights record by UN member states. The Chinese delegation then elaborated: “The Chinese are in the best...

UN Experts Voice Serious Concern as China Faces Human Rights Review

noc — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 01:57:07 +0000

October 18, 2013

UN Experts Voice Serious Concern as China Faces Human Rights Review

Press Work

International Human Rights

In a year when the authorities have intensified their crackdown on citizen calls for greater government accountability and citizen participation, China will undergo its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR)* of its human rights record by the United Nations Human Rights Council next Tuesday,...

Cao Shunli