China Human Rights Briefing May 9-14, 2012

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China Human Rights Briefing   May 9-14, 2012   To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News   Harassment Rampant Against Individuals With Ties to Chen Guangcheng: The nephew of Chen Guangcheng has confirmed to be formally arrested, and lawyers, activists, and others are (read more…)

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China Human Rights Briefing March 20-26, 2012

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China Human Rights Briefing  March 20-26, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Top News   Dissident Xue Mingkai Reportedly Sentenced to Four Years for “Subversion”: Shandong dissident Xue Mingkai, detained over a year ago as part of the Jasmine Crackdown, has reportedly been (read more…)

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China Human Rights Briefing February 14-20, 2012

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China Human Rights Briefing   February 14-20, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Top News One Jasmine Crackdown Detainee Released, Another Transferred to Prison: Hubei activist Gao Chunlian was released “on bail” last week after nearly a year in detention, while Sichuan activist (read more…)

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China Human Rights Briefing January 10-16, 2012

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China Human Rights Briefing   January 10-16, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights  Detainees’ Families Denied, Granted Visits: Prison authorities recently blocked the family of disappeared human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng from visiting him in a Xinjiang prison, where he is reportedly (read more…)

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China Human Rights Briefing December 28, 2011-January 3, 2012

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China Human Rights Briefing   December 28, 2011-January 3, 2012 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Beijing Court Tries Activist and Husband, No Verdict Announced: On December 29, the Xicheng District People’s Court tried activist Ni Yulan and her husband, Dong Jiqin, for (read more…)

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China Human Rights Briefing December 21-27, 2011

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China Human Rights Briefing December 21-27, 2011 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here. Highlights Longtime Activists Get Heavy Prison Sentences: Over the past week, Sichuan activist Chen Wei and Guizhou activist Chen Xi were each given a lengthy prison sentence in another clear sign (read more…)

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Submission to UN on Chen Wei – July 6, 2011

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Communiqué on behalf of Chen Wei, citizen of People’s Republic of China, Alleging Arbitrary Arrest or Detention and Prosecution of Human Rights Defenders   I. IDENTITY   1. Family name: CHEN (陈) 2. First name: Wei (卫) 3. Sex: Male 4. Birth date or age (at the time of detention): (read more…)

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Escalating Crackdown Following Call for “Jasmine Revolution” in China

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International Community Must Take Strong and Clear Stance Condemning Rights Violations by the Chinese Government (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 31, 2011) – The Chinese government has criminally detained a total of 26 individuals, disappeared more than 30, and put more than 200 under soft detention since mid-February after anonymous (read more…)

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A Quiet Crackdown, Yet Likely the Harshest in Recent Years

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Five Confirmed Criminally Detained in China (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 25, 2011) Only a few days after police began targeting human rights defenders across the country in response to anonymous calls for “Jasmine Revolution” protests, signs are emerging to indicate that the current crackdown may be one of the (read more…)

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CHRD Condemns Preemptive Strike against Protests

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Chinese Government Must Respect Freedoms of Assembly, Expression (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 21, 2010) – After anonymous calls for protests in support of pro-democracy movements in the Middle East and protection for human rights appeared online in the past week, Chinese officials responded with a sweeping crackdown on human (read more…)

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Submission to UN on Wang Keqin, Chen Wei, Xie Qiang – September 21, 2009

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Human Rights Defenders Prevented from Attending Training on UN Mechanisms in Geneva – Chinese Authorities Violate Right to Participate in International Human Rights Activities For the fourth consecutive year, Chinese officials have prevented Chinese human rights activists from leaving the country to attend a training program on the UN Human (read more…)

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