Profiles of Prisoners of Conscience
Mar 20, 2016 ⋅
CHRD profiles on several individuals who have been sent to prison or Re-education through Labor in retaliation for their human rights activism or exercising their universal rights. Some of them have already been released.
Deprivation of Liberty and Torture/Other Mistreatment of Human Rights Defenders in China (Partial data 01/01/2012 to 12/31/2015)
Mar 13, 2016 ⋅
CHRD has released partial data on human rights defenders (HRDs) who have been detained or subjected to torture and other forms of mistreatment since January 1, 2012. Compiling information through December 31, 2015, the data include records on approximately 704 new cases from 2015. The data is based on reports by human rights organizations working...
Cao Shunli Memorial Award for Human Rights Defenders
Mar 12, 2016 ⋅
Three rights groups in China launched an annual award to support human rights work in honor of activist Cao Shunli (曹顺利), who died on March 14, 2014, after being denied medical treatment for five months in detention. Human Rights Campaign in China (权利运动), Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch (民生观察), and Rights Defense Network (维权网) will...
Zhang Haitao (张海涛)
Mar 11, 2016 ⋅
Zhang Haitao 张海涛 Crime: “Inciting subversion of state power” & “providing intelligence overseas” Length of Punishment: 19 years Court: Urumqi City Intermediate People’s Court Trial Date: January 11, 2016 Sentencing Date: January 15, 2016 Dates of Detention/Arrest: June 27, 2015 (detained); July 31, 2015 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Detention Center Verdict:...
Xing Shiku (邢世库)
Mar 11, 2016 ⋅
Xing Shiku 邢世库 Crime: N/A Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: February 16, 2007 (detained); March 16, 2007 (involuntary commitment) Place of Incarceration: Daowai District Psychiatric Hospital, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province Background Information Xing Shiku, a petitioner from Heilongjiang Province, was seized in February 2007 from...
Wu Gan (吴淦)
Mar 11, 2016 ⋅
Wu Gan 吴淦 Crime: “Picking quarrels and provoking trouble” and “inciting subversion of state power” Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: May 20, 2015 (detained); July 3, 2015 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Nanchang City Detention Center, Jiangxi Province (May 20 -May 27, 2015); Yongtai County Detention...
Li Chunfu (李春富)
Mar 10, 2016 ⋅
Li Chunfu 李春富 Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A/ Dates of Detention/Arrest: August 1, 2015 (detained); January 8, 2016 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Tianjin No. 2 Detention Center Background Information Beijing lawyer Li Chunfu was seized in the crackdown on human rights lawyers in...
Li Shuyun (李姝云)
Mar 8, 2016 ⋅
Li Shuyun 李姝云 (released) Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A/ Dates of Detention/Arrest: July 10, 2015 (detained); January 8, 2016 (arrested); April 8, 2016 (released) Place of Incarceration: Tianjin No. 1 Detention Center Background Information Li Shuyun, a trainee lawyer with Beijing Fengrui Law...
Liu Sixin (刘四新)
Mar 8, 2016 ⋅
Liu Sixin 刘四新 Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A/ Dates of Detention/Arrest: July 10, 2015 (detained); January 8, 2016 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Tianjin No. 2 Detention Center Background Information Police detained activist and Beijing Fengrui Law Firm administrative assistant Liu Sixin (刘四新)...
Zhao Wei 赵威
Jan 29, 2016 ⋅
Zhao Wei 赵威 Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: July 10, 2015 (detained); January 8, 2016 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Tianjin No. 1 Detention Center Background Zhao Wei, also known by her screen name Kaola (考拉), is an assistant for lawyer Li Heping...
Wang Quanzhang 王全璋
Jan 22, 2016 ⋅
Wang Quanzhang 王全璋 Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A Dates of Detention/Arrest: July 10, 2015 (detained); January 8, 2016 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Tianjin No. 2 Detention Center Background Wang Quanzhang, a lawyer with Fengrui Law Firm in Beijing, was taken into police custody on July 10...
Hu Shigen 胡石根
Jan 22, 2016 ⋅
Hu Shigen 胡石根 Crime: Subversion of state power Length of Punishment: N/A Court: N/A Trial Date: N/A Sentencing Date: N/A/ Dates of Detention/Arrest: July 10, 2015 (detained); January 8, 2016 (arrested) Place of Incarceration: Tianjin No. 1 Detention Center Background Beijing-based dissident and activist, Hu Shigen (胡石根), was arrested on January 8, 2016, on suspicion...