FILE – In this April 18, 2015 photo, Wang Yu, a lawyer for Chinese activist Li Tingting, speaks during an interview in Beijing.
Victor Beattie
September 02, 2015 4:17 AM
The United States has called for the release of Chinese lawyer Zhang Kai and a group of religious figures, including Christian pastors, accused of threatening public order Continue reading
US Demands Release of 2 Detained Chinese Lawyers已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Writers in Prison
Tagged Human Rights Lawyer, Wang Yu
2015-09-03
Sophie Richardson, China director at Human Rights Watch, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong, May 13, 2015.
AFP
As Chinese President Xi Jinping gears up for his first state visit to the United States since assuming the presidency in 2013, calls are growing for U.S. and Chinese officials to make meaningful progress on human rights following a series of harsh crackdowns by his administration on critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
“Xi has presided over the detentions and imprisonment of Continue reading
Chinese Rights Activists Step Up Calls For Action Ahead of President’s Trip已关闭评论
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Tagged Human Rights Lawyer, Human Rights Watch, Press Freedom
Chinese authorities have punished 197 people for spreading rumours online about the recent stock market crash and fatal explosions in Tianjin, according to state news agency Xinhua.
A journalist and stock market officials are among those arrested, Xinhua said. It gave no other details.
Chinese shares fell by nearly 8% after a week of volatile trading Continue reading
China punishes 197 over stock market and Tianjin ‘rumours’已关闭评论
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Samantha Power
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Washington, DC
September 1, 2015
AS DELIVERED
AMBASSADOR POWER: Thank you. Good afternoon. Twenty years ago, 189 governments and approximately 30,000 nongovernmental organizations – activists from around the globe convened in Beijing for a world conference to advance gender equality and women’s rights. Continue reading
Samantha Power: Remarks at the FreeThe20 Campaign Launch已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, Support Liu Xiaobo, Writers in Prison
Tagged Campaign, FreeThe20, Gao Yu, Liu Xia, Samantha Power, Wang Yu
