Human Rights in China

Public arrest in China
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China has emerged as a powerful force on the world stage. It is Australia's biggest trading partner and plays a lead role in global politics and economics. Despite its success however, China is still failing to meet global human rights standards.

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Prisoner of conscience freed!

  • Published on 17/11/2008

Bu Dongwei was released from his re-education through labour sentence 4 months earlier. His release was kept quiet to keep him safe.

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Electric baton used in human rights violations in China
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China tells UN ‘we have zero tolerance for torture’

  • Published on 12/11/2008

China avoided the UN's questions and advised they had a policy of 'zero tolerance' towards torture.

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China, how about the truth on Tibet?

  • Published on 17/03/2008

A peaceful march of 400 Tibetan monks turned into violence, imprisonment, beatings and deaths. The number killed, imprisoned or 'disappeared' is not known.

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Fighting for her peoples’ rights: Rebiya Kadeer visits Australia

  • Published on 20/02/2008

Celebrated Uighur human rights activist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee and former prisoner of conscience Rebiya Kadeer has arrived in Australia on her first visit to the country.

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Take part in your local festivities

  • Published on 7/02/2008

Our events calendar lists Chinese New Year festivities all around Australia, including dragon dances, fireworks displays, and exciting boat races. Take note of how you can promote human rights issues in China at these events. Send us an email to include your event or any others we have missed in the calendar.

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Some facts about Chinese New Year

  • Published on 5/02/2008

Find out what it means to be born in the Year of the Rat, and other interesting facts about Chinese New Year.

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Yang Jia to be executed within a week

  • Published on 27/10/2008

Yang Jia could be executed within as little as a week. Call on the Chinese authorities to commute Yang Jia's death sentence to a term of imprisonment.

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