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Officials Increase Censorship of Foreign and Domestic Web Sites
Chinese authorities appear to have stepped up censorship of the Internet in recent weeks with increased reports of foreign- and Hong Kong-based Web sites being blocked and the closure of a popular domestic blog hosting site for posting "harmful" political information.
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Lhasa Court Sentences Tibetans for Sharing Information With "The Dalai Clique"
A Communist Party-run newspaper has provided the first detailed information about Tibetans convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment for nonviolent activity that authorities link to rioting on March 14, 2008, in and near Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Two Young Uyghurs Detained for Distributing Leaflets Calling for Student Demonstration
Authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) capital of Urumqi have detained two young Uyghur men for distributing leaflets on a university campus calling on students to organize a public demonstration.
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Chinese Media Censor Parts of President Obama's Inauguration Speech
An official "full text" Chinese language translation of President Barack Obama's January 20, 2009, inauguration speech that appeared in major state-controlled Chinese news media omitted two paragraphs and the words "and communism," according to a review of the translation as it appeared on the Web sites of those media organizations on January 21.
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State-Controlled Catholic Church Celebrates Independence from "Foreign Interference"
China's state-controlled Catholic church held a meeting in December to celebrate the Chinese church's policy of appointing bishops independently of Holy See practices for designating the religious leaders.
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Officials Harass Charter 08 Signers; Liu Xiaobo Under Residential Surveillance
Chinese authorities have harassed at least 101 signatories of Charter 08 and placed signer and prominent intellectual Liu Xiaobo under residential surveillance at an unknown location in Beijing in apparent violation of Chinese law following his detention on December 8, 2008, according to Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) reports on January 2 and January 9.
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Manipulation of the Criminal Law to Penalize "Cults" Continues in Case of Painter and Popular Musician
Continuing a trend in which the PRC Criminal Law is used to persecute Falun Gong practitioners, a Beijing court sentenced a 40-year-old award-winning artist to three years in prison late last year on account of her association with the banned spiritual movement.
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Chinese Government Mandates "Ethnic Unity Education" to Promote Communist Party Policy on Ethnic Groups
The Chinese government has directed schools throughout the country to implement "ethnic unity education," in a stated effort to promote Communist Party policy on ethnic minorities.
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CHARTER 08 and the Detention of Liu Xiaobo
On the eve of December 10, 2008, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, over 300 Chinese citizens signed and posted online a document titled "Charter 08," calling for political reform and greater protection of human rights in China.
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Government Improves Anti-Domestic Violence Efforts; Victim Protection Remains Limited
In order to provide better protection to domestic violence victims, four Ministries (Public Security, Civil Affairs, Health, and Justice), one Party-controlled organization (All-China Women's Federation), the Party's Central Propaganda Department, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate jointly issued the Opinions on Preventing and Deterring Domestic Violence (Opinions) on July 31, 2008.
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Inner Mongolia Legal Provisions Include Focus on Ethnic Minority Women
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR) government has included focus on ethnic minority women in recent legislation on women's rights, but its impact may be limited given a track record across China of weak implementation of provisions to protect both women's rights and ethnic minority rights.
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2008 Annual Report
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued its 2008 Annual Report on human rights conditions and the development of the rule of law in China on Friday, October 31, 2008. Click here for the full report (text/pdf).
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2007 Annual Report
The Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued its 2007 Annual Report on human rights conditions and the development of the rule of law in China on Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Click here for the full report (text/pdf).
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Partial List of Political Prisoners Known or Believed to be Detained or Imprisoned in China as of October 31 (1,088 Cases)
Click here to Search the full CECC Political Prisoner Database of over 4,794 cases
A "political prisoner" is an individual detained for exercising his or her human rights under international law, such as peaceful assembly, freedom of religion, freedom of association, free expression, including the freedom to advocate peaceful social or political change, and to criticize government policy or government officials. (This list of rights is not meant to be exhaustive, just illustrative.) In most cases, prisoners in the CECC Political Prisoner Database (PPD) were detained or imprisoned for attempting to exercise rights guaranteed to them by China’s law and Constitution, or by international law, or both.
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Charter 08
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Human Rights Day 2008
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- China's Olympic Commitments
- See also Chairman Sander Levin's and Co-Chairman Byron Dorgan's Statement on China's Olympic Commitments. Click here for the full transcript and supporting materials from the Commission's Hearing on "The Impact of the 2008 Olympic Games on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China."
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- Tibetan Protests
- See also Chairman Sander Levin's Statement on the Tibetan Protests.
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- China's Household Registration System
- Available in English (html or pdf) and Chinese (html or pdf).
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The UN Human Rights Council's Review of China's Record: Process and Challenges (1/16/09)
Next month, the UN Human Rights Council will conduct an important assessment of China's human rights record, known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). At this CECC Roundtable, a distinguished panel of experts provided a range of perspectives on the UPR process, China's role in it, and recent human rights developments in China, including Charter 08.
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