Open Government Information

Urgent Appeal Concerning State Compensation in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 National Disaster

phb — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:41:35 +0000

March 22, 2020

Urgent Appeal Concerning State Compensation in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 National Disaster

Access to Information

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in China, thirteen Chinese citizens from Beijing, Fujian, Hunan, Shandong, and other provinces, including Li Yingzhi ( 李英之 ) , Zha Jianguo ( 查建国 ) and Lin Yubin ( 林于斌 ) urge the government to take the following actions: Conduct a public memorial service on Qing...

“Will the Terrible Price We Paid Buy Us Press Freedom?”

phb — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:44:03 +0000

February 17, 2020

“Will the Terrible Price We Paid Buy Us Press Freedom?”

Citizens' Square

Government Accountability

The Peking University professor and advocate of judicial reform in China says in this handwritten short essay, “Without press freedom, not only would the people’s livelihood be difficult, there would be no trust in government, let alone the possibility of a capable modern governance system.” 贺卫方：...

My Second Administrative Complaint: Public Security Organs Don’t Act on OGI request, a Response to Beijing Public Security Bureau’s Notification

tw — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:51:12 +0000

August 31, 2015

My Second Administrative Complaint: Public Security Organs Don’t Act on OGI request, a Response to Beijing Public Security Bureau’s Notification

Citizens' Square

Access to Information

Human rights lawyer Li Heping has been missing since July 10, 2015, when he was forcibly taken from his home by unidentified persons. His wife, Wang Qiaoling, filed this administrative complaint, her second, with the Beijing Dongcheng District People’s Court, stating that public security organs...

Li Heping

Intensified Challenges for Civil Society in Year since Cao Shunli’s Death

tw — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:29:52 +0000

March 14, 2015

Intensified Challenges for Civil Society in Year since Cao Shunli’s Death

Statement

On the one-year anniversary of her death, Human Rights in China remembers and honors Cao Shunli ( 曹顺利) , a tireless advocate of government transparency and greater citizen participation in China’s human rights processes. Cao died in a Beijing hospital in March 2014 after six months in detention for...

Civil Society

Zhao Changqing

An Account by Lawyer Cai Ying Regarding His Attempt to Seek Assistance from the All China Lawyers Federation

tw — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:29:56 +0000

March 28, 2014

An Account by Lawyer Cai Ying Regarding His Attempt to Seek Assistance from the All China Lawyers Federation

Citizens' Square

Open Government Information

蔡瑛律師建三江维权继续距离21日唐吉田、江天勇、王成和张俊杰律师被拘押已经八天，我现在北京。25日从建三江回到长沙后，司法部门不断通知，首先是试探性询问建三江之事，暗示不要介入，之后开始盘查代理手续是否完善，最后完全暴露丑恶目的，要求我退出代理。在我这里遭到拒绝甚至痛斥后，湖南省司法厅、长沙市司法局强令事务所主任，必须阻止蔡瑛代理建三江案件，要不惜一切手段抢回蔡瑛的代理手续。黑龙江多位律师为了争取会见权，为了维护法制在绝食在抗争，这里司法部门不仅不出言支持律师维权，竟然要制止律师代理。对这群人我真是无法可说，但我还是决定去北京全国律师协会递交材料，明知道去了也枉然，但必要的程序还是要到位...

Cai Ying

Rights Activists Launch Signature Campaign to Demand Investigation of Cao Shunli’s Death

tw — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:42:27 +0000

March 14, 2014

Rights Activists Launch Signature Campaign to Demand Investigation of Cao Shunli’s Death

Citizens' Square

Civil Society

The statement condemns the Chinese government’s persecution of Cao Shunli that led to her death and lists the following demands: Investigate and make public details of Cao’s detention and her condition between September 14, 2013 and the time of her death; Investigate and make public the cause and...

Cao Shunli

Activists Call for the Immediate Release of Advocates for Public Disclosure of Officials' Assets

noc — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:44:01 +0000

April 18, 2013

Activists Call for the Immediate Release of Advocates for Public Disclosure of Officials' Assets

Citizens' Square

Citizen Activism

In an open letter on the criminal detention of at least seven individuals who have been calling on government officials to publicly disclose their assets, Xu Zhiyong ( 许志永 ) and nine other lawyers, media workers and entrepreneurs urge the authorities to protect the rights of citizens to freedom of...

Xu Zhiyong

Protestors Calling for Disclosure of Official Assets are Taken Away by Beijing Police (video & essay on Hou Xin)

noc — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:44:35 +0000

April 1, 2013

Protestors Calling for Disclosure of Official Assets are Taken Away by Beijing Police (video & essay on Hou Xin)

Citizens' Square

Dissidents

In this article, Beijing lawyer Xiao Guozhen provides a portrait of rights advocate Hou Xin, one of four individuals detained by police in Beijing, following their March 31, 2013 protest calling for disclosure of official assets. The other three individuals detained were Yuan Dong, Zhang Baocheng,...

Zhang Baocheng

Shandong Huangyang Villagers Request Open Government Information on Wheat Subsidies

noc — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:01:08 +0000

January 29, 2012

Shandong Huangyang Villagers Request Open Government Information on Wheat Subsidies

Document

Open Government Information

[Huangyang Village Wheat Subsidies] Instead of receiving the full sums of the wheat-growing government subsidies due them, the villagers of Huangyang were told that portions of the subsidies went to the Shangdian Township government as payments for their irrigation fees. The villagers challenge the...

Update on China’s Open Government Information Regulations: Surprising Public Demand Yielding Some Positive Results

noc — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 +0000

July 15, 2010

Update on China’s Open Government Information Regulations: Surprising Public Demand Yielding Some Positive Results

China Rights Forum

Censorship

It has been nearly two years since China’s first access to information statute took effect on May 1, 2008.

Lawyer Launches Test of New Open Government Regulations

noc — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0000

June 27, 2008

Lawyer Launches Test of New Open Government Regulations

Press Work

Open Government Information

A Beijing lawyer has launched a test of China’s new Open Government Information (OGI) Regulations (政府信息公开条例) , which, according to the OGI, are intended to "ensure that citizens, legal persons and other organizations (公民、法人和其他组织) can obtain government information by lawful means, and increase...

Cheng Hai