human rights in china

Politicians joined protesters recently to demand from Chinese authorities that Falun Gong practitioners be given back their freedom to believe.

WASHINGTON—A congressional hearing on Wednesday offered alternatives to how the United States often handles the difficult question of human rights abuses in China, featuring testimony by a human rights lawyer and the representatives of three groups victimized in China—Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, and Tibetans.

Renowned Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was conferred the “Ten Best Human Rights Defense Lawyers Award” by the Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Association (CHRLA) on July 24.

Security czar Zhou Yongkang gave the order to cremate the body of Li Wangyang within three days of his death, a Hong Kong media report said.

Human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng has spoken of his wish to take his family out of China after cracks began to appear in a U.S. deal to guarantee his safety.

While families gathered together around China to enjoy the holiday together, human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng would not be one of their number.

Villagers in China defied communist authorities by writing a letter saying that they look forward to seeing their friend and Falun Gong practitioner Zhou Xiangyang released from jail.

Various groups promoting change in China held a vigil outside New York’s Chinese Consulate for those lost under Chinese Communist Regime.

“Is it illegal even if I include a historical event into my lecture?” Zhang Zhongshun, a lecturer from Yantai University, asked.

Looking back 20 years after the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, China.

Human rights defenders in Shanghai have scheduled a protest in People’s Park in Shanghai on May 27 to help end the endless harassment of Zheng Enchong.

New hopes at hearing that Obama administration will be more forthcoming in holding Chinese regime accountable for human rights record.

Chen Mingguang of Hubei Province came to the famous business district in Beijing and disseminated a thousand fliers.

President Bush rebuked China for its human rights record in a speech he gave in Thailand, before heading to Beiing.