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Category: Human Rights in China
China: Wife of Human Rights Activists beaten
21 April 2009, 10:22AM
Yuan Weijing, the wife of imprisoned legal activist Chen Guangcheng has been under virtual house arrest since 2005 and was recently beaten as she attempted to visit her family following the death of her brother-in-law.
China: Environmental activist at risk of torture
3 April 2009, 09:32AM
Amnesty International believes Chinese environmental activist and writer Tan Zuoren is at risk of torture after he was detained by police in Chengdu city.
China: Activist Feng Zhenghu victim of enforced disappearance
25 March 2009, 09:34AM
Amnesty International calls on the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts of prominent human rights defender Feng Zhenghu
Ye Guozhu released from prison
10 March 2009, 02:06PM
Some good news! Ye Guozhu, housing rights activist in China, was released from prison on 15 October 2008.
Amnesty International calls on China to open Tibet
10 March 2009, 09:03AM
Amnesty International is calling on China to end its "Strike Hard" campaign and immediately open Tibet to human rights monitors and the media.
Authorities urged to withdraw rules limiting press freedom in China
11 February 2009, 10:34AM
New rules announced on 6 February, requiring Hong Kong and Macao journalists to obtain prior approval from authorities before each trip to the mainland, is a step backwards compared with the interim arrangement for the Olympics which was promulgated on 30 December 2006 and expired on 17 October 2008.
UN misses opportunity to push China on human rights
10 February 2009, 09:15AM
Amnesty International today described the UN Human Rights Council's examination of China as an important new mechanism for the protection of human rights in China but noted that many of the countries involved in the review failed to address some of the most serious human rights issues in China.
Chinese Government’s report to UN Human Rights Council whitewashes abuses
5 February 2009, 11:05AM
The Chinese Government's report to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) whitewashes serious human rights abuses being committed across the country, according to Amnesty International. The organisation's parallel report draws attention to a number of issues the Human Rights Council should raise during China's URP review on 9 February.
Human rights lawyer detained in China
3 February 2009, 12:02PM
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights in China have called on the Chinese Government to disclose the whereabouts of prominent human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and confirm that he is not suffering torture or ill-treatment.
China should release Mao Hengfeng immediately
14 January 2009, 04:07PM
Chinese authorities have again detained human rights activist Mao Hengfeng, this time for protesting against forced evictions in Shanghai. Mao Hengfeng has been repreatedly detained since 2004 for her human rights work.
China blocks Amnesty International website again
13 January 2009, 12:17PM
Chinese austhorities have once again blocked access to the Amnesty International website within China.
Standing ovation for jailed Chinese dissident
18 December 2008, 12:29PM
The European Parliament has honoured a jailed Chinese dissident in absentia with its top human rights award.
Hu Jia awarded top European human rights prize
24 October 2008, 04:38PM
The awarding of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is a significant acknowledgement of the work of Hu Jia, said Amnesty International as the prize was announced today by the European Parliament.
US government appeals release of Uighurs at Guantánamo
9 October 2008, 11:27AM
On 7 October 2008, a US federal court judge ruled that his government must release into the USA the 17 Uighur detainees who have been held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, since 2002. Despite the government's admission that the men are not "enemy combatants", it will appeal the judge's decision to grant them freedom.
IOC must incorporate human rights values
25 August 2008, 09:52AM
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed to prevent human rights abuses surrounding the Beijing Games. Amnesty International calls on the IOC to prioritise human rights values in all future Olympic events.
Call for full investigation into attack on police
5 August 2008, 12:10PM
In response to reports that an attack on a police station in Kashgar city, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, killed 16 police officers, Amnesty International called on the Chinese authorities to ensure that they conduct a full, immediate and impartial investigation of this incident.
Sites unblocked but still no freedom of expression
4 August 2008, 09:43AM
"We welcome the news today that the authorities have lifted blocks on our website in the Olympics media venues and possibly elsewhere in Beijing," said Roseann Rife, Deputy Director for The Asia-Pacific Program at Amnesty International on 1 August.
IOC caves in to China’s demands on censorship
31 July 2008, 10:37AM
"The International Olympic Committee and the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympic Games should fulfil their commitment to 'full media freedom' and provide immediate uncensored internet access at Olympic media venues. Censorship of the internet at the Games is compromising fundamental human rights and betraying the Olympic values," said Mark Allison, East Asia researcher for Amnesty International.
China’s ‘Great Firewall’ arrives in Sydney
29 July 2008, 04:17PM
Ten days out from the start of the Beijing Olympic Games, Amnesty International will be encouraging Sydney-siders to tear down a 20-metre yellow wall at an event in Martin Place from 1pm to 2pm on Wednesday 30 July 2008.
Broken promises jeopardise Olympic legacy
29 July 2008, 07:01AM
The Chinese authorities have broken their promise to improve the country's human rights situation and betrayed the core values of the Olympics, said Amnesty International in a new report published on 29 July, marking the 10 day countdown to the Games.
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