Shao Jiang

CHRD Suggestions for UPR Recommendations to China Universal Periodic Review, China, Second Cycle Human Rights Council, October 22, 2013 Chinese Human Rights Defenders (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 15, 2013) – In the run-up...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – October 7, 2013) – Two weeks before China undergoes a UN human rights review known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Beijing police once again suppressed demonstrations demanding civil society’s...

China Human Rights Briefing September 26-October 2, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Updates on Crackdown on Peaceful Assembly & Association Activist Cao Shunli Reportedly Under Criminal Detention on Order of Ministry of Foreign...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders – September 24, 2013) – The Chinese government must halt the imminent execution of Mr. Xia Junfeng (夏俊峰), a street vendor who was convicted of “intentional homicide” and sentenced to death for killing...

China Human Rights Briefing September 12-19, 2013 View this issue on CHRD ’s website. Contents Arbitrary Detention Two Shanghai Activists Sent to Prison for Rights Activism Three Monks Sentenced to Prison in Sichuan Updates on...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 17, 2013) – Authorities in China have stopped two activists from boarding their flights for a training on UN human rights mechanisms in Geneva, and one of them has since been disappeared after...

Chinese Human Rights Briefing September 13, 2013 Arbitrary Detention Wang Gongquan, Government Critic & Supporter of New Citizens’ Movement, Criminally Detained in Crackdown On September 13, Wang Gongquan (王功权), a prominent...

China Human Rights Briefing September 6-11, 2013 View this issue on CHRD ’s website. Contents Arbitrary Detention Yunnan Activist Criminally Detained Following Detention of Two Colleagues Law & Policy Watch Judicial Authorities...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 10, 2013) – Chinese authorities have criminally detained two more activists involved in peaceful assembly while rounding up hundreds of microbloggers, as part of the government’s assault on...

China Human Rights Briefing August 29-September 5, 2013 Contents UPR Watch Court Ruling Shields Official Refusal to Disclose Information on UPR Arbitrary Detention Police in Yunnan Detain Individuals Linked to Company Founded by...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 3, 2013) – Three weeks before the UN review of China’s record in protecting the rights of the child (September 26-27), Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) has released its own report on the...

China Human Rights Briefing August 22-28, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Updates on Crackdown on Peaceful Assembly & Association Activist Xu Zhiyong Formally Arrested; 3 Others Arrested, Criminally Detained Arrested Jiangxi Activist...

[CHRB] Activist Guo Feixiong Detained in Crackdown as Known Arrests Reach 25 (8/15-21, 2013) Aug 22, 2013 • 12:40 am China Human Rights Briefing August 15-21, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Updates on Crackdown: Activist Guo...

China Human Rights Briefing August 8-14, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention Update: More Detentions in Ongoing Crackdown on Freedom of Assembly & Association Hangzhou Activist Criminally Detained for “Obstructing Official Business”...

China Human Rights Briefing August 1-7, 2013 UPR Watch No Verdict Announced 2 Months After Trial of Activist Peng Lanlan, Detained for Seeking Participation in China’s UPR Arbitrary Detention Five Tibetans Sentenced for Alleged...

China Human Rights Briefing July 26-31, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention More Than 30 Petitioners Seized for Supporting Anti-Corruption Campaign Activist Detained in Guangdong in Apparent Retaliation for Lawsuit Torture and Other...

China Human Rights Briefing July 19 -25, 2013 Contents Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Reprisals Against Human Rights Defenders 16 Activists in Police Custody After Uncovering “Black Jail” Activist Zhang Lin Criminally Detained for...

This partial data has been compiled by Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD). It is based on information collected from reports by human rights organizations working in mainland China. Launched in March 2013, this data documentation...

Updated: July 17, 2013 Since late March of 2013, Chinese police have taken into custody activists, lawyers, and other citizens in a crackdown triggered by an advocacy campaign waged against official corruption and other politically...

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 17, 2013) – CHRD has confirmed that Xu Zhiyong （许志永）, a leading activist pushing for constitutional democracy and rule-of-law reform, was criminally detained on suspicion of “gathering a crowd to...