CHINA CAMPAIGNS
Oral Statement to the UN Human Rights Council: UPR Outcomes: China | Statement
22/03/2014
Full .pdf document Check Against Delivery Date: 19 March 2014 HRC section: Agenda Item 6 Speaker: Ms. Vani Selvarajah Oral Statement to the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Regular Session - Oral Statement Item 6: UPR Outcomes: China Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada … [Read more...]
China: Submissions to the Universal Periodic Review of China | Reports
06/03/2013
PDF of LRWC's submissions to the UPR of China LAWYERS FOR LAWYERS (L4L) AND LAWYERS’ RIGHTS WATCH CANADA (LRWC) JOINT UPR SUBMISSION – PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, MARCH 2013 1. Lawyers for Lawyers (hereinafter ‘L4L’) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (‘LRWC’) submit this report on the state of … [Read more...]
China: The extended and continuing illegal persecution of Mao Hengfeng by Chinese officials | Letter
09/01/2013
Re: The extended and continuing illegal persecution of Mao Hengfeng by Chinese officials To: Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China From: Clive Ansley, LRWC China Country Monitor; Gail Davidson, Executive Director, LRWC Date: January 9, 2013 For a PDF version, please click … [Read more...]
China: The Persecution of Ni Yulan | Letter
07/08/2012
Premier WEN Jiabao The State Council General Office 2 Fuyoujie, Xichengqu, Beijingshi 100017, People's Republic of China Fax: 011 86 10 6596 1109 (c/o Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Dear Mr. Premier: Re: The Persecution of Ni Yulan Lawyers Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) promotes advocacy … [Read more...]
GAO ZHISHENG – human and civil rights lawyer
25/03/2012
Gao Zhisheng, human and civil rights lawyer who recently urged Chinese leaders to end their persecution of Falun Gong, officially declared his resignation from the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities been harassing and threatening renowned Beijing human rights … [Read more...]
GAO ZHISHENG – human and civil rights lawyer (Update)
25/03/2012
Gao Zhisheng, human and civil rights lawyer who recently urged Chinese leaders to end their persecution of Falun Gong, officially declared his resignation from the Chinese Communist Party. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities been harassing and threatening renowned Beijing human rights … [Read more...]
China: Unlawful detention and treatment of Ni Yulan and Dong Jiqin | Letter
21/04/2011
Re: Unlawful detention and treatment of Ni Yulan and Dong Jiqin To: Hu Jintao et al From: Jessica Fletcher & Gail Davidson Date: 2011-04-21 LRWC is alarmed at the treatment of Housing Rights activist Ni Yulan and her husband Dong Jiqin, both detained since 7 April 2011. A formal … [Read more...]
China: The Recent Illegal Arrests and Disappearances of Jiang Tianyong, Tang Jitian, and Teng Biao | Letter
02/04/2011
Re: The Recent Illegal Arrests and Disappearances of Jiang Tianyong, Tang Jitian, and Teng Biao To: President Hu Jintao et al. From: Clive Ansley Date: 2011-04-02 I am writing, as the China Monitor for LRWC, in response to information obtained from a variety of sources indicating that an … [Read more...]
Universal Periodic Review of China: No Independent Courts
01/09/2008
Full report: UN Human Rights Council: Universal Periodic Review of China: No Independent Courts by LRWC This report details the complete failure of the rule of law2in China through: a. the absence of an independent judiciary and the required safeguards that would enable lawyers and other human … [Read more...]
China: Mr. Tan Kai: harassment and wrongful conviction and imprisonment |
07/05/2007
Re: Mr. Tan Kai: harassment and wrongful conviction and imprisonment To: President Hu Jintao, People’s Republic of China From: Coller Levine, LRWC Date: 2007-05-07 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (“LRWC”) is a committee of Canadian lawyers providing support internationally to advocates … [Read more...]
