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Tiananmen Mothers: For Fairness and Justice, We Will Persevere

The Tiananmen Mothers: “For 33 years, we have been pursuing the three demands of 'truth, compensation, and accountability' in a peaceful and rational manner, calling for a dialogue with the government through the legal process to resolve the issues related to the June Fourth massacre. We appeal to your conscience on behalf of the families of those killed. For fairness and justice, we will persevere.”

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For Fairness and Justice, We Will Persevere: On the 33rd Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre

Seeking government accountability for the massacre in accordance with the law is our legitimate right. For 33 years, we have been pursuing the three demands of “truth, compensation, and accountability” in a peaceful and rational manner, calling for a dialogue with the government through the legal...

June 1, 2022

Statement

Government Accountability

UN Rights Chief Reports on Her Visit to China: What’s Wrong with This Picture?

Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, concludes her visit to China with a disappointing statement that betrays her mandate , as the world’s highest human rights authority, to “promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization, by all people, of all human rights.” Bachelet...

May 28, 2022

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

Prosecution of the Hong Kong 47: Rule of Law on Trial

The cases of the 47 individuals accused of “conspiracy to commit subversion”—known as the Hong Kong 47, or NSL 47, in reference to the National Security Law under which they are charged—have languished in Hong Kong’s court system for more than a year, while most of the detainees have been denied...

April 22, 2022

HRIC Bulletin

Hong Kong

UN High Commissioner must uphold principled and coherent response to China’s human rights crisis

In anticipation of her upcoming visit to China, HRIC joins 59 human rights NGOs around the world in calling upon Michelle Bachelet to improve her office’s approach to addressing China’s human rights abuses. Among the NGOs’ requests are: release the long-delayed OHCHR report on Xinjiang, ensure the...

April 19, 2022

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: OHCHR report on grave human rights violations in Xinjiang can wait no longer

HRIC joins 191 NGOs around the world to urge UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to publish the long-delayed OHCHR report on the grave human rights situation in Xinjiang.

March 8, 2022

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

Olympic Athletes Speak Out

In the lead-up to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, a Chinese official explicitly warned athletes that, while in China, they would not be free to express themselves. Many of them did voice their concerns—before and after the Games—about human rights violations in China.

February 25, 2022

HRIC Bulletin

Freedom of Expression

Beijing Olympics Begin Amid Atrocity Crimes: 243 Global Groups Call for Action on Rights Concerns

HRIC and NGOs around the world urge governments to join a diplomatic boycott of the Games, slated to begin February 4, 2022, and athletes and sponsors not to legitimize government abuses.

January 27, 2022

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Confronting the True Face of the CPC

Fourteen years ago, the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics was critical for Chinese leaders to signal to audiences at home and abroad that China had arrived on the world stage as a powerful, respected global player. With the active participation of the international community,...

January 26, 2022

Statement

Access to Information

“On the Protection of Lawyers from Undue Interferences Lawyers May Face in the Free and Independent Exercise of the Legal Profession in China and the Hong Kong SAR”

HRIC submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Mr. Diego García-Sayán, as input into a report he will present to the Human Rights Council in its 50th session in June 2022 (HRC50).

December 6, 2021

HRIC UN Submission

Access to Justice

"Appeal for Comprehensive Physical Examination and Emergency Treatment for Zhang Zhan" (fifth edition with 693 signatures)

November 24, 2021 (updated) In a joint appeal to the director of Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice and the warden of Shanghai Women's Prison, where citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is serving a four-year sentence and in declining health, 693 individuals, including rights lawyers, clergymen, and...

November 24, 2021

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

HRIC Joins 44 NGOs in Appeal for Release of Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan

“As a collective of non-governmental organisations defending human rights and freedom of the press, we urge you to exonerate and release human rights defender, journalist, and former lawyer Zhang Zhan, who is suffering from a critical health condition and may die soon if she remains in detention...

September 17, 2021

Joint Statements

Access to Information

FIDH-HRIC Joint Statement on Hong Kong at the UN Human Rights Council 48th Session

“FIDH and its member organization HRIC urge the Council and its member states to take urgent actions to address the alarming deterioration of rights and freedoms in the Hong Kong SAR, China. . . .”

September 15, 2021

Joint Statements

Government Accountability

NGO Joint Letter to Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Urging Release of Chow Hang-tung

“We, a group of 72 international non-governmental organizations and individuals, are writing to call on your government to drop the charge of “inciting unauthorized assembly” against Chow Hang-tung (鄒幸彤) and unconditionally release her. . . .”

July 20, 2021

Joint Statements

Hong Kong

A Tribute to the Women Who Resist: On the Sixth Anniversary of the 709 Crackdown

Some of these women are lawyers and legal advocates who have chosen the difficult path of rights defense on their own. Others are family members of lawyers and legal advocates targeted by the authorities—who have been compelled to take up rights defense in order to protect their own freedom and...

July 8, 2021

HRIC Bulletin

709 Crackdown

Li Qiaochu

32nd Anniversary of June Fourth: A Historic Moment to Make A Difference

Thirty-two years ago, hardliners in the Communist Party of China made the cold-blooded decision to crush citizens’ voices and mobilize the People’s Liberation Army against the Chinese people, killing and maiming unarmed, peaceful protestors demanding the fundamental conditions for a healthy society...

June 3, 2021

Statement

Citizen Participation

Will the verdict on June Fourth ever be reversed?

Political scientist Andrew J. Nathan 黎安友

China’s Democratization—an Unavoidable Issue

Zhou Fengsuo 周锋锁, 1989 Tiananmen Student Leader

In Memoriam

Lawyer Li Jinjin (1955-2022)

HRIC mourns the tragic death of Li Jinjin
Student leader in the 1989 Democracy Movement & long-time HRIC board member
Our deep condolences to his family

Human Rights in China
March 15, 2022

“The 2022 Olympics: Spotlight on China”

Council on Foreign Relations | Feb 7, 2022

Speakers:

Sharon Hom, Human Rights in China
Yanzhong Huang, Sr Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Arthur Kroeber, Gavekal Dragonomics
Carl Minzner, Sr Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Fordham U

Presider: Dorinda Elliott, China Institute

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“Exchange of views on human rights situation in Hong Kong”

SC on Human Rights, European Parliament | Wed, Jan 26, 2022

Speakers:

Nathan Law, former Legislative Councillor, HK: 16:51:00+
Sharon Hom, HRIC: 16:59:09+
Ai-men Lau, Alliance Canada HK: 17:08:40+

Honor Human Rights Defenders

Send Your Message of Support to Human Rights defenders

Human rights defenders play a critical role in ensuring peaceful exercise of rights and promoting an independent civil society. As China’s civil society faces increasingly steep restrictions, human rights defenders have become the targets of draconian and comprehensive crackdowns. For their efforts, many human rights defenders have lost their jobs, family members, and personal freedom; many suffer mistreatment and torture in prison.

In these dark times for so many of them, HRIC honors their work, their spirit of dedication, and the great price they continue to pay in promoting the progress of civil society. Please take a moment to send messages to the imprisoned and detained rights defenders—to show your concern, solidarity, and support.

“On the Protection of Lawyers from Undue Interferences Lawyers May Face in the Free and Independent Exercise of the Legal Profession in China and the Hong Kong SAR”

December 6, 2021

>>Read submission<<

UN Experts Speak Out on Hong Kong

Four UN experts on Hong Kong: "Arrests under security law are serious concern, UN experts call for review" (Oct. 12, 2021): EN
UN Special Rapporteurs’ communication to China on the erosion of the right to freedom of speech, education, and academic freedom in Hong Kong (Aug. 13, 2021, made public on Oct. 12, 2021): EN

Click to see other UN statements on Hong Kong, under “Related Resources.”

HK Timeline 2019-2022: Anti-Extradition Protests and National Security Law

Updated on May 16, 2022

Photo credit: Studio Incendo

“POWERS of TRUTH: CHINA, TECH, ART & RESISTANCE”

Oct 1-3, 2021, Berlin

The 3-day conference organized by Disruption Network Lab will explore:

What power structures and technologies are framing the dominant narratives about China?
Who is benefitting and who is resisting?

Day 1: Keynote by Sharon Hom: “Deconstructing China’s Party-State Narratives: Why It Matters and What We Can Do” (Friday, Oct 1, 16:10–17:30, CET/10:10-11:30AM, ET)

Day 2: Keynote by Jack Poulson, Ex. Dir., Tech Inquiry, US (Saturday, Oct 2, 18:30–20:00, CET/2:30-4PM, ET)

Conf. panelists to include:

Arslan Hidayat (Uyghur rights activist, AU)
Badiucao (Cartoonist and activist, CH/AU, on video)
Ray Wong (Hong Kong activist, founder of Hong Kong Indigenous, HK/DE)
Glacier Chung Ching Kwong (Hong Kong political & digital rights activist, PhD student in law, U. of Hamburg, HK/DE)
Maya Wang (Senior China researcher, Human Rights Watch)

USCC Hearing: "U.S.-China Relations in 2021: Emerging Risks"

Wed, Sept 8, 2021, 9AM – 3:30PM

>>Full Screen<<

Panel I: Beijing’s Assertion of “Comprehensive Jurisdiction” over Hong Kong

Panel II: The CCP’s Control of Markets and Data

Administration Panel: Administration Views on U.S. Export Controls

Panel III: Assessing Export Controls and Foreign Investment Review

See full hearing schedule.

What in fact is this 100-year-old CCP?

Friday, July 16, 9PM EDT/6PM PDT