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Hong Kongers Call for Universal Suffrage and Judicial Independence, June-July 2014 (videos & photos)

 

Lawyers' March for Judicial Independence, June 27, 2014

A statement in the white paper requiring judges to be patriotic also prompted a strong reaction from Hong Kong’s legal community. On June 27, 2014, more than 1,000 Hong Kong lawyers—as many as 1,800 by some estimates—marched to protest what they saw as Beijing’s interference in Hong Kong’s judicial independence.

Li Huaping’s Indictment
In this indictment against Li Huaping (李化平), the Hefei Municipality Shushan District People’s Procuratorate urges the criminal prosecution of Li for "gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place." The Procuratorate cites Li’s participation in activities to protest against the denial of...
May 5, 2014
Citizens' Square
Li Huaping
An Introduction to the Chief Executive Electoral Reform Debate
Background Seventeen years after China’s resumption of sovereignty over Hong Kong, the former British colony has returned to the spotlight. The debate over reforms to the process for selecting the city’s next Chief Executive in 2017 has reached fever pitch. Democracy advocates are rallying behind...
July 25, 2014
China Rights Forum
Can Lawyers Build a Legal Complex for the Rule of Law in China?
Weiquan— rights defense—lawyering had two defining characteristics prior to the 2010-2011 crackdown on lawyers and civil society activists. First, weiquan lawyers were high-profile in their style of lawyering and did not shy away from political issues. They courageously accepted cases that other...
July 25, 2014
China Rights Forum
Lawyers and Legal Professionals: ACLA’s Draft Disciplinary Regulations for Lawyers Violate ACLA Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and China’s Constitution
According to recent news, the All-China Lawyers Association (ACLA) has drafted two sets of provisional disciplinary regulations that, if adopted, would place broad restrictions on lawyers' freedom of expression and introduce punishment for violators. In response, 85 lawyers and legal professionals...
June 18, 2014
Citizens' Square
Photos: Lawyers Protest to Demand Access to Activists by Zhengzhou Authorities
Lawyers have responded to Zhengzhou authorities’ refusal to allow them to meet their clients— detained prior to June Fourth—by staging repeated protests. On June 7, approximately 20 lawyers staged an overnight protest outside the Zhengzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. On June 11, rights...
June 13, 2014
Citizens' Square
Chinese lawyers Initiate 24-hour Fast Relay to Defend Lawyers’ Rights
To protest the recent spate of attacks on Chinese lawyers—in the forms of beating, detention, refusal to let them meet with clients, and disqualifying them from practice—a group of Chinese lawyers, including Liu Weiguo and Zhang Keke, initiated a 24-hour fast relay and called for the participation...
June 10, 2014
Citizens' Square
Joint Statement by the Four Lawyers Detained in Jiansanjiang Following Their Release
[Translation by volunteers] We, Jiang Tianyong, Tang Jitian, Wang Cheng and Zhang Junjie, make the following statement in regards to the unlawful detention of lawyers and other citizens by the Jiansanjiang Agribusiness Reclamation Public Security Bureau in Heilongjiang Province: 1. The Legal...
April 23, 2014
Citizens' Square
Tang Jitian
“Concerning the Illegal Detention of Citizens and Rights Defense Lawyers, as well as the Operations of Black Jails, by the Jiansanjiang Public Security Bureau under the General Bureau of Land Reclamation in Heilongjiang”
Lawyers and citizens sent the following letter to the Ministry of Public Security regarding the illegal detention of citizens and rights defense lawyers in Jiansanjiang:
March 27, 2014
Citizens' Square
“Urgent Complaint Filed before the Heilongjiang Supreme People’s Procuratorate against Sui Fengfu, Party Secretary of the General Bureau of Farm Reclamation of Heilongjiang and other persons for abduction, illegal detention, and other crimes”
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:...
March 28, 2014
Citizens' Square

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