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Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2009)

Posted in Research Reports on April 25th, 2010 Comment

Executive Summary During 2009, the environment in China grew increasingly hostile towards human rights defenders. Highlighted by the harassment of a number of well-known, relatively independent nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focusing on ...read more>>

China Human Rights Yearbook 2009

The year 2009 concluded on a grim note for human rights advocates in China: by sentencing dissident intellectual Liu Xiaobo to an 11-year prison term, the government signaled a harsher attitude towards those seeking to promote human rights than ...read more>>

Thrown Out: Human Rights Abuses in China’s Breakneck Real Estate Development (February 9, 2010)

Posted in Research Reports on February 8th, 2010 Comment

To download the complete report in .pdf format, please click here Thrown Out: Human Rights Abuses in China’s Breakneck Real Estate Development Published on February 9, 2010 Some of the most striking images to come out of China in recent memory—a ...read more>>

Reining in Civil Society: The Chinese government’s use of laws and regulations to persecute freedom of association

Posted in Research Reports on August 7th, 2009 Comment

Reining in Civil Society: The Chinese government's use of laws and regulations to persecute freedom of association While the Chinese government outwardly employs rhetoric about moving towards "greater rule of law", it has become more skillful in ...read more>>

Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2008)

Posted in Research Reports on June 26th, 2009 Comment

First posted on June 26, 2009 Annual Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in China (2008) Introduction The year 2008 was marked by a number of events in China of national and international significance, including the March protests in ...read more>>

The Legacy of Tiananmen: 20 Years of Oppression, Activism and Hope

Posted in Research Reports on June 1st, 2009 Comment

THE LEGACY OF TIANANMEN: 20 YEARS OF OPPRESSION, ACTIVISM AND HOPE Chinese Human Rights Defenders June 1, 2009 Twenty years since the Tiananmen massacre, the Chinese government refuses to accept responsibility, much less apologize or offer ...read more>>

Tug of War over China’s Cyberspace: A Sequel to Journey to the heart of Internet censorship

Posted in Research Reports on March 13th, 2009 Comment

Tug of War over China’s Cyberspace A Sequel to Journey to the heart of Internet censorship Introduction Since the last report on internet control, Journey to the heart of Internet censorship[i], was published by CHRD and Reporters without ...read more>>

Re-education through Labor Abuses Continue Unabated: Overhaul Long Overdue

Posted in Research Reports on February 4th, 2009 Comment

Re-education through Labor Abuses Continue Unabated: Overhaul Long Overdue A report by Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) Contents Introduction. 3 Overview of the Re-education through Labor system.. 4 The evolution of the Re-education through Labor ...read more>>

“Follow the Principles of the Party”: State Control of the Media (and What the Media is Doing to Fight Back)

Posted in Research Reports on December 9th, 2008 Comment

"Follow the Principles of the Party": State Control of the Media (and What the Media is Doing to Fight Back) Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD)1 December 9, 2008 Table of Contents I. Executive summary. 3 II. Laws and Regulations on the Media. ...read more>>

Persistent Torture, Unaccountable Torturers A Report on China’s Implementation of Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Posted in Research Reports on November 5th, 2008 1 Comment

Persistent Torture, Unaccountable Torturers A Report on China’s Implementation of Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) November 5, 2008 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The ...read more>>

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