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Jun 26 2014 11:20AM
Watch List of Detainees and Prisoners of Conscience in Need of Medical Attention

Depriving medical treatment to individuals in custody is a life-threatening form of torture. Authorities’ failure or refusal to provide adequate medical care for detainees violates Chinese law and, among other international standards...

Jun 26 2014 11:14AM
China: Reverse Travesty of Justice, Free Persecuted Human Rights Defenders in Jiangxi

(The Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 20, 2014) – CHRD condemns the harsh punishments issued to Jiangxi activists Liu Ping ( 刘萍 ) , Wei Zhongping ( 魏忠平 ) , and Li Sihua ( 李思 华 ) and demands their immediate release. The...

Jun 26 2014 11:10AM
[CHRB] Imprisoned Dissident Chen Xi in Failing Health (6/13-6/19/2014)

Contents Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment & Punishment Imprisoned Guizhou Dissident Chen Xi Suffering From Untreated Illness Arbitrary Detention 3 Xinyu Activists Sentenced After Over-Extended Detention, Sham...

Jun 25 2014 2:12PM
Expect more 'local homes for local people' protests in Belfast

Expect to see more 'local homes for local people' protests in Belfast. Why would there not be, when the last one was so successful? Let's face the uncomfortable truth. Nigerian-born Michael Abiona was successfully intimidated from his...

Jun 24 2014 12:05PM
Belarus: beaten up by police for being gay

LGBTI Pride season in the UK is underway, and we’re getting ready for London Pride. We are putting the finishing touches on our float, and getting ready to put on the feather boas. Yet while we celebrate our achievements in the UK...