Freedom of Residence and Movement
Inadequate Medical Care for Cao Shunli Before Her Death Contradicts International Law
April 2, 2014
| Commission Analysis
Detainee Liu Xia Hospitalized as Health Reportedly Worsens
March 27, 2014
| Commission Analysis
Chairman Brown and Cochairman Smith Urge China To End the Unlawful House Arrest of Liu Xia
March 12, 2014
| Press Release
Authorities Issue New Education Policies for Children of Migrant Workers
April 2, 2013
| Commission Analysis
Authorities Block Uyghur Scholar From Leaving China, Refuse To Grant Passport to Uyghur Student
March 7, 2013
| Commission Analysis
Exit and Entry Control Law of the People's Republic of China
June 30, 2012
| PRC Legal Provision
Recent Developments and History of the Chen Guangcheng Case
May 3, 2012
| Hearing
Examination into the Abuse and Extralegal Detention of Legal Advocate Chen Guangcheng and His Family
November 1, 2011
| Hearing
Leaders of Bipartisan Commission Call on China To Release Human Rights Lawyer, Chen Guangcheng
November 1, 2011
| Press Release
Hukou Reform in Chengdu Municipality
March 31, 2011
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Prevent Protestants From Attending International Evangelization Conference
December 8, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Government Issues New Draft Regulations on Demolishing Residential Buildings on State-owned Land
December 8, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Authorities Prevent Some Human Rights Defenders From Traveling
October 27, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Urumqi and Xinjiang Authorities Increase Oversight of Migrants, Rental Housing
May 27, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Hukou Reform Experiment Begins in Guangzhou
May 19, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Joint Editorial Calling for Hukou Reform Removed From Internet Hours After Publication, Co-Author Fired
March 26, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Kashgar Authorities Announce "Zero Tolerance" for Petitioning Higher Level Authorities About Old City Demolition
March 26, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Migrant Workers' Children Face Barriers to Education, Activists Call for Fair Treatment
March 8, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Media Reports on Continued Demolition in Kashgar, Resettlement Numbers Vary
February 2, 2010
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Authorities Block Chinese Citizen Li Jianhong from Returning to China
December 9, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Activist Feng Zhenghu Living at Narita Airport, Blocked by Chinese Authorities From Returning Home
December 3, 2009
| Commission Analysis
China Issues New Hukou Policies To Promote Employment; Discrimination Continues
June 24, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Yunnan To Establish Anti-Trafficking Office To Focus on Women and Children
February 1, 2009
| Commission Analysis
Shenzhen's New Residency Permit and Its Impact on Migrants
August 21, 2008
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Ordered Migrants to Leave for the Olympics
August 15, 2008
| Commission Analysis
The Impact of the 2008 Olympic Games on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China
February 27, 2008
| Hearing
Government Increases Controls Over Muslim Pilgrimages
December 8, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Official Discloses Use of Mass Roundups During NPC, CPPCC Sessions
October 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Shenyang City Government Revokes Reforms to Temporary Residence Permit System
October 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Shenzhen Municipal Authorities Announce Tighter Controls Over Migrant Population
October 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Labor Ministry Officials Remove Regulatory Barrier to Migrants Seeking Work in Cities
October 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Reforms to Household Registration System Under Consideration
October 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Jiangsu Court Uses Urban Standard To Set Compensation for Migrant Death
October 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Changsha Court Reduces Compensation for Death Because of Rural Registration
October 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Labor Bureau Will Focus on Expanding Worker's Compensation Programs for Migrant Laborers
October 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Government Strengthens Enforcement of Requirements on Injury Insurance
October 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Henan to Use Same Compensation Standards for Urban Residents, Qualified Migrants
August 31, 2006
| Commission Analysis
State Council Amends Education Law, Bans Arbitrary Fees
August 31, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Riot Erupts in Guiyang After Migrant Is Beaten
July 31, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Communications Ministry Orders Push to Resolve Unpaid Migrant Wage Claims
July 28, 2006
| Commission Analysis
National People's Congress Standing Committee Enacts Law on Passports
June 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Lawyer Petitions For Constitutional Review Of Discriminatory SPC Interpretation
June 5, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Passport Law of the People's Republic of China
April 29, 2006
| PRC Legal Provision
Party Scholars, Government Officials Discuss Reform Of Household Registration System
April 10, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Central Government to Spend More on Rural Compulsory Education, Regulate Fees
February 28, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Xinhua: Household Registration System Blamed For Discriminatory Compensation
February 27, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Shanghai Officials Forcibly Admit Petitioner Liu Xinjuan to Psychiatric Care
January 30, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Local Governments Resist Reforms to Household Registration System
January 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Authorities Detain Two Foreign Journalists in Henan and Guangdong Provinces
January 4, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Central Government Releases HIV/AIDS Statistics, Launches Migrant Awareness Program
January 3, 2006
| Commission Analysis
Low Wages and Poor Working Conditions Result in Migrant Labor Shortages In Several Provinces
December 16, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Research Outlines Healthcare Challenges Faced By Rural Residents
December 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Migrant Sues Government for Denying Welfare Claim on Basis of Residency Status
October 28, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Government Campaign to Settle Tibetan Nomads Moving Toward Completion
October 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Shanghai Media Outlets Conduct Political Indoctrination, Work to Improve News Screening and Censorship
October 24, 2005
| Commission Analysis
China's Household Registration (Hukou) System: Discrimination and Reform
September 2, 2005
| Roundtable
Supreme People's Court Issues Reply on Eviction Cases
August 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Scholars Comment on Public Demands for Tighter Restrictions on Rural Migrants
August 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Shanghai Court Sentences Two to Death for Violent Evictions
August 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Police Clash With Ethnic Mongol Farmers Over Land Rights
August 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
China Youth Daily Exposes Town Sweep of Vagrants, Mentally Ill That Left Five Missing and Presumed Dead
July 1, 2005
| Commission Analysis
700,000 Poor Residents Relocated Within Western China Since 2000
June 29, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Editorial Challenging Dalian Anti-Begging Regulation Raises Broader Questions About China's Legal System
May 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Officials Plan to Raise the Water Price Again in Beijing
May 31, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Migrant Workers Question the Government's Claims of High Wage Arrears Settlements
May 27, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Migrants Elected to Shenzhen People's Congress, Suggests Heightened Attention to Migrant Rights
May 26, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Liberation Daily: Crime Rate Among Migrant Youth Continues to Rise
May 9, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Scraps Discriminatory Regulation on Migrant Workers
April 5, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Report: Urban Demolitions Down 40 Percent, Authorities Investigate 70,000 Cases Involving Illegal Rural Land Transactions in 2004
April 4, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Local Governments Enact New Demolition Rules
April 4, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Jiangsu Farmers Win Lawsuit Against Land Ministry
April 4, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Government Reports Lower Rate of Arable Land Loss in 2004
March 30, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Media Summary: Land Management Continues to Receive Attention in the Chinese Press
March 14, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Youth Daily Calls for Reform of Hukou System
March 14, 2005
| Commission Analysis
NPC Delegate Says Labor Law Needs Urgent Reform
March 12, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Guangdong Police Complain About Security Problems Stemming From Flow of Migrants
March 12, 2005
| Commission Analysis
China Daily: Urbanization To Displace Millions of Farmers Annually
March 12, 2005
| Commission Analysis
NPC Will Likely Not Consider Hukou Reform Law in 2005
February 25, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Beijing Plans Reforms to Regulations Governing Migrants; Some Propose Tightening Controls (Updated 1/28)
February 11, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Guangxi Legislative Inspection Committee Denies Hearing of Migrant Labor Rights Bill
February 4, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Migrant Workers Fight for Their Wages -- Now Sometimes with ACFTU Help
February 3, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Henan Province to Eliminate Corvee Labor Requirements for Farmers
January 25, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Southern Weekend Publishes Review of China's Land Crisis in 2004
January 24, 2005
| Commission Analysis
New Draft Amendments to Residents Committees Law Generates Criticism and Commentary
January 18, 2005
| Commission Analysis
Land Use Inspection Campaign To Continue
January 7, 2005
| Commission Analysis
To Stem Social Unrest, Chinese Ministries Step Up Legal Aid Efforts For Migrants Seeking Back Wages
December 20, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Land and Finance Ministries Issue New Joint Notice on Payment of Land Use Fees
December 16, 2004
| Commission Analysis
New York Times Examines Property Seizures in China
December 16, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Evicted Farmers Lose Lawsuit Against the Ministry of Land and Resources
December 15, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Government May Abolish Agricultural Tax
December 15, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Beijing to Expand the Amount of Land Available for Construction
December 6, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Caijing Reviews Efforts to Ease Social Unrest Through New Land Policies (in English)
November 22, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Three Major Cities Announce Massive New Wave of Urban Relocations
November 22, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Chinese Official: Displaced Farmers Owed 15 Billion Yuan in Compensation
November 22, 2004
| Commission Analysis
140 Million Migrants in China
November 12, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Shanghai Rolls Out Temporary Residence Permits (Story in Chinese)
September 30, 2004
| Commission Analysis
Property Seizure in China: Politics, Law and Protest
June 21, 2004
| Roundtable
Voices of the Small Handful: 1989 Student Movement Leaders Assess Human Rights in Today's China
June 2, 2003
| Roundtable
Ownership with Chinese Characteristics: Private Property Rights and Land Reform in the PRC
February 3, 2003
| Roundtable
Open Forum on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China
March 4, 2002
| Roundtable
Regulations on Household Registration of the People's Republic of China
January 9, 1958
| PRC Legal Provision
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