China Human Rights

BY JOCELYN NEO Twenty-one years ago, on the historic day of Nov. 20, 2001, 36 Westerners from 12 countries made headlines for their arrests in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, after unfurling a banner that…

By Sophia Lam The Chinese communist regime has been persecuting a group of spiritual believers across China since 1999, and the massive suppression is still going on. As of Oct. 31,…

By Aldgra Fredly Some 50 countries signed a joint statement at the U.N. General Assembly on Oct. 31 urging China to uphold its human rights obligations and release all those who are being…

By Dorothy Li A lack of media coverage, silence from the medical community, and fear of Beijing’s retribution, are among the reason why nursing communities around the world are unaware of…

By Dorothy Li China has again been ranked as the world’s worst abuser of internet freedom by a rights advocacy group, which also reported the communist regime has long sought to push its repressive…

By Hannah Ng A desperate suicide attempt was the only thing that spared a Chinese rights defender from ongoing torture at a psychiatric hospital in China’s megacity of Shenzhen. Jie Lijian was…

By Andrew Thornebrooke The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Oct. 6 rejected a move to debate China’s ongoing human rights abuses—a rare move that could signal U.S. influence abroad is waning. Leaders…

By Alex Wu A former Chinese human rights lawyer who’s now based in the United States has started a Twitter campaign to draw international attention to the plight of political prisoners in China,…

By Alex Wu Chinese rights lawyer Yu Wensheng was awarded a human rights prize by the Stockholm-based Foundation of Anna Dahlbäck Memorial Fund on Sept. 9. Yu, who’s based in Beijing, was unable to…

By Sophia Lam The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began brutally suppressing believers of Falun Gong throughout the country in 1999, a campaign that continues to this day. From July 1 to August 31, at…