Lawyers

Just six days after making this statement, Chang was taken away by police on October 22, 2020. Chang’s disappearance followed 10 months of “residential surveillance in a designated location” (RSDL)—presented by the authorities as “bail” condition of his previous detention that occurred in mid-...

The Plight of Chinese Human Rights Lawyers

tw — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 02:06:15 +0000

July 6, 2020

The Plight of Chinese Human Rights Lawyers

Citizens' Square

In this timely essay, Chen Jiangang, one of China’s well-known rights defense lawyers, tells the story of the campaign waged by the Chinese authorities over the past decade intended to crush the rights defense legal profession.

Access to Justice

Chen Jiangang

Defending the Rights of Lawyer Yu Wensheng: A Chronology by His Wife, Xu Yan (Part 8)

phb — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 21:19:53 +0000

June 8, 2020

Defending the Rights of Lawyer Yu Wensheng: A Chronology by His Wife, Xu Yan (Part 8)

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

On January 19, 2018, lawyer Yu Wensheng published a "Citizen’s Proposal to Amend the Constitution," with recommendations for deleting the "Preamble” to the Constitution and for other political reforms. He was criminally detained the following day, on suspicion of "obstructing official business" and...

Yu Wensheng

Wang Quanzhang: Released from Prison but " Still Serving his Sentence"

phb — Fri, 08 May 2020 04:30:27 +0000

April 23, 2020

Wang Quanzhang: Released from Prison but " Still Serving his Sentence"

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

Wang Quanzhang ( 王全璋) , a lawyer in custody since the “709” crackdown in 2015, was supposedly released from prison on April 5, 2020. But instead of being allowed to go home to Beijing, Wang was sent to Jinan ostensibly for a 14-day quarantine. But by April 23, he had still not been allowed to...

Li Wenzu

Where Is the Future —— On the 10th Anniversary of the Revocation of Tang Jitian and Liu Wei’s Lawyer’s Licenses

tw — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 22:28:46 +0000

April 30, 2020

Where Is the Future —— On the 10th Anniversary of the Revocation of Tang Jitian and Liu Wei’s Lawyer’s Licenses

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

April 30, 2020 is the 10th anniversary of the revocation of Tang Jitian and Liu Wei's lawyer's licenses. In 2008, Tang Jitian and Liu Wei were among 35 lawyers who called for the direct elections of officers of the state-controlled Beijing Lawyers Association. In 2010, Tang and Liu’s lawyer...

Tang Jitian

China Human Rights Lawyers Group's Public Statement on Safeguarding the Legal Rights of Lawyer Liu Yingying

phb — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 05:03:23 +0000

April 6, 2020

China Human Rights Lawyers Group's Public Statement on Safeguarding the Legal Rights of Lawyer Liu Yingying

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

On April 2, 2020, the Zhengzhou Lawyers Association issued a disciplinary “warning” to lawyer Liu Yingying( 刘莹莹 ) for posting on her blog an article titled, “Today, family members lined up in a long queue to pick up their relatives’ ashes at the Hankou Funeral Home.“ The warning states that Liu is...

An Appeal to the Beijing Municipal Government to Launch Urgent Mechanism to Protect Lawyer Yu Wensheng, a Beijing Resident

tw — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:12:01 +0000

March 15, 2020

An Appeal to the Beijing Municipal Government to Launch Urgent Mechanism to Protect Lawyer Yu Wensheng, a Beijing Resident

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

Xu Yan ( 许艳 ) , the wife of Beijing lawyer Yu Wensheng ( 余文生 ) , sends a letter to the Mayor of Beijing, seven Deputy Mayors, and the Chief Secretary of the municipal government, appealing to them, on whom the people depend for their livelihood, to immediately launch a mechanism for protecting and...

Yu Wensheng

Entering the New Year in Handcuffs: An Account of Being Taken into Custody on New Year's Eve

phb — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:44:39 +0000

January 9, 2020

Entering the New Year in Handcuffs: An Account of Being Taken into Custody on New Year's Eve

Citizens' Square

Arbitrary Detention

Li Qiaochu ( 李翘楚 ), the girlfriend of New Citizens Movement advocate Xu Zhiyong ( 许志永) , posted an article on Twitter describing the police search of Xu’s home and her home in Beijing on New Year's Eve. When officers came to search Xu’s home, Li was there but Xu was not. Afterwards, they took Li to...

Ding Jiaxi

“We’ll strike you dead in one blow”: Jiang Tianyong Threatened by Domestic Security

phb — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 22:41:09 +0000

April 4, 2019

“We’ll strike you dead in one blow”: Jiang Tianyong Threatened by Domestic Security

Citizens' Square

Rule Of Law

Jin Bianling (金变玲), wife of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong (江天勇) ,says in a Twitter post that in recent days, Jiang Tianyong’s family has suffered sharply increased monitoring and harassment by domestic security personnel from the Luoshan County Public Security Bureau, in Xinyang City, Henan...

Jiang Tianyong

Fate of Lawyer Jiang Tianyong and Family Again Exposes True Face of China’s Totalitarian Regime

phb — Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:53:23 +0000

February 28, 2019

Fate of Lawyer Jiang Tianyong and Family Again Exposes True Face of China’s Totalitarian Regime

Statement

Under intense international anticipation of the release today from prison of prominent rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong ( 江天勇) , who was convicted of the trumped up charge of “inciting subversion of state power,” the Chinese authorities have instead disappeared him. His supporters outside the Henan...

709 Crackdown

Jiang Tianyong

Female Lawyer Sun Shihua Handling Petitioner’s Case is Beaten and Illegally Detained by Police

phb — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:42:21 +0000

September 20, 2018

Female Lawyer Sun Shihua Handling Petitioner’s Case is Beaten and Illegally Detained by Police

Citizens' Square

Illegal Search And Detention

In a September 20 post online, lawyer Sui Muqing says that his wife, lawyer Sun Shihua, was beaten and illegally detained by the police at Hualin police substation, Liwan District in Guangzhou. She had gone to the substation at about 3 PM to speak with the police officer in charge of her client’s...

Sui Muqing

Update on Wang Quanzhang—No “Hard Violence”

phb — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 14:43:05 +0000

July 20, 2018

Update on Wang Quanzhang—No “Hard Violence”

Citizens' Square

709 Crackdown

Wang Quanzhang, a rights lawyer, finally met with a lawyer after having been disappeared for more than three years. The lawyer, Liu Weiguo, reported that that Wang told him that he has suffered “no hard violence.” In the article below, Wang’s wife Li Wenzu reminds us what “no hard violence” means...

709 Families and Supporters

Regarding Lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s Case of Alleged “Subversion of State Power”

phb — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:02:34 +0000

July 18, 2018

Regarding Lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s Case of Alleged “Subversion of State Power”

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

Lawyer Wang Quanzhang was disappeared in July 2015, in the beginning stage of the 709 crackdown in which more than 300 lawyers and activists were affected—disappeared, detained, or questioned. Subsequently, all of the detainees were either prosecuted and sentenced or released—except lawyer Wang...

Wang Quanzhang