Introduction There has been a critical deterioration in the overall protection of human rights in China from 2013 to the present. The realisation of the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) in China remains a mixed picture, and conditions vary according to religion, location, ethnicity, attitudes of local officials, and other factors. However, …
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was released from prison on 5 April 2020 and immediately placed into quarantine for 14 days, hundreds of kilometres from his family.
China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is currently witnessing an unprecedented human rights crisis in which between one and three million predominantly Muslim Uyghurs, Kazakhs and members of other ethnic minorities have been detained without charge or trial in so-called ‘re-education camps.’ The following blog post is written by an expert on Uyghur culture and sheds …
“No one is immune from the roundups”: Life for Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region READ MORE
A new report by CSW on the situation of oppressed religious communities in China is released today amid concerns that some of these groups are especially vulnerable to the spread of the coronavirus and its wider impact on freedoms in China. The report, entitled ‘Repressed, Removed, Re-Educated: The stranglehold on religious life in China,’ contends …
New CSW report highlights vulnerable religious communities READ MORE
A new report by CSW on the situation of oppressed religious communities in China is released today amid concerns that some of these groups are especially vulnerable to the spread of the coronavirus and its wider impact on freedoms in China. The report, entitled ‘Repressed, Removed, Re-Educated: The stranglehold on religious life in China,’ contends that the level …
Repressed, Removed, Re-Educated: The stranglehold on religious life in China (March 2020) READ MORE
Introduction CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) is a human rights organisation specialising in the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all. CSW remains concerned by the rapid deterioration of the level of FoRB in the People’s Republic of China and wishes to bring this to the Human Rights Council’s attention. Abuses of the …
Submission to 43nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council READ MORE
On 1 February new administrative regulations came into effect in China, which set out measures on the structure and function of religious organisations, as well as supervision and administration by the authorities. According to a translation by Bitter Winter, Article 5 states that “Religious organizations must support the leadership of the Communist Party of China” …
New administrative rules on religion come into force amid ongoing restrictions READ MORE
Since June 2019, Hong Kong has seen unprecedented protests in which millions of citizens have taken to the streets calling for democracy and respect for human rights. Despite a repressive and violent government response, demonstrations remain ongoing seven months later. CSW recently spoke to a Chinese human rights advocate, who shared his views on the …
Hong Kong Protests 2: An interview with a Chinese human rights advocate READ MORE
The period between Christmas and New Year saw further human rights violations against religious communities, activists and lawyers in China, including arbitrary detention, harassment and restrictions on religious activities. On 26 December, Pastor Wang Yi, who leads the Early Rain Church in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of …
