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Joint Statement by Chinese Lawyers Demanding Investigation into Beating of Lawyer Xie Yang in Nanning
At roughly 11:00 p.m. on May 17, 2015, while providing legal services in Nanning, Guangxi, Hunan lawyer Xie Yang was beaten by several unidentified, armed persons. He sustained multiple injuries and his lower leg was fractured. In response to the incident, on May 18 Beijing lawyer Zhang Lei issued...
May 18, 2015
Citizens' Square
Statement by Chinese Lawyers on Not Participating in Unlawful Annual Inspections and Assessments
Cheng Hai (程海), a lawyer currently disputing his one year suspension from legal practice, leads 38 lawyers in demanding an end to the annual assessment and certification process for lawyers. The statement argues that this certification practice, mandated by the Ministry of Justice, not only...
March 15, 2015
Citizens' Square
Cheng Hai
Introduction: Freedom of Expression on Trial in China
On Christmas Day, 2009, a court in Beijing convicted Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波) , a prominent intellectual, of “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced him to 11 years in prison and two years of deprivation of political rights. The verdict cited as evidence passages from six essays Liu published...
April 9, 2010
China Rights Forum
Liu Xiaobo
Enforcing the rural-urban divide
Although many legal scholars are now saying publicly that Custody and Repatriation (C&R) violates national laws, the police continue to insist that it is indispensable. Nicolas Becquelin describes a system that has grown rapidly and continues to cause systemic abuses of the rights of poor...
February 23, 2003
China Rights Forum
Wrongful death
The extrajudicial execution of Cao Haixin, a good citizen of Zhengzhou By the admission of the authorities, judicial corruption in China has reached endemic proportions. But this is not just a matter of money; sometimes life itself may be at stake. And even the intervention of public spirited...
February 20, 2003
China Rights Forum
Locked up for internet "crimes"
The following are some of the individuals known to have been detained or sentenced to prison as a result of posting material on the Internet. SENTENCED Guo Qinghai
July 27, 2001
China Rights Forum
Huang Qi
Punishing youthful enthusiasm
Correction: In 2003, HRIC erroneously reported that Jin Haike, Xu Wei, Yang Zili and Zhang Honghai were charged with “inciting subversion of state power.” The actual charge was “subversion of state power.” The correction has been made in this press release. Jin Haike, Xu Wei, Yang Zili and Zhang...
July 26, 2001
China Rights Forum
Beijing Municipal People's Procuratorate Criminal Indictment
Correction: In 2003, HRIC erroneously reported that Jin Haike, Xu Wei, Yang Zili and Zhang Honghai were charged with “inciting subversion of state power.” The actual charge was “subversion of state power.” The correction has been made in this press release. Beijing Municipal People's Procuratorate...
July 26, 2001
China Rights Forum
Jiang Tianyong
Lin Zhao
An undated photo of Lin Zhao, born in 1932, pen-name of Peng Lingzhao. Lin was labeled a “rightist” in 1957 when she was 25 after she made remarks publicly showing sympathy towards “rightist” schoolmates. Later she wrote articles for an unofficial publication and sent a long petition to Mao Zedong...
July 21, 2001
China Rights Forum
Lin Zhao
Prisoner Profile: Li Wangyang
Li Wangyang , a veteran labor rights activist from Hunan Province, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for “incitement to subvert state power” by the People’s Intermediate Court of Shaoyang on September 20, 2001. Li was accused of subversion for demanding that the government pay for treatment of...
July 17, 2001
China Rights Forum
Li Wangyang

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