Introduction There has been a critical deterioration in the overall protection of human rights in China from 2013 to date. 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, overall, …
New research by CSW points to a sudden and significant increase in online hostility towards Christians in Hebei Province after internet users alleged that the January 2021 coronavirus outbreak there originated in a church. CSW estimates that over 1,000 related comments were posted before they were eventually censored. Observers have noted that online speech is …
Increase in online hostility towards churches in Hebei province in January READ MORE
Introduction New research points to a sudden and significant increase in online hostility towards Christians. In a new and worrying trend, some internet users in China have alleged that the January 2021 coronavirus outbreak in Hebei Province originated in a church, causing a storm of online hostility towards Christians, with some online commentators calling for …
Online hostility towards underground churches in Hebei amid COVID-19 outbreak READ MORE
As millions of people across China prepare to celebrate the Spring Festival, hundreds of human rights defenders remain separated from their families. The Spring Festival marks the lunar new year, and for many in China, it is traditionally a time to be with family and friends. However, many human rights lawyers, journalists and activists are …
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Authorities in China have revoked the licence of human rights lawyer Ren Quanniu, who represented Chinese Christian activist Zhang Zhan in 2020. The news comes as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s central propaganda department has announced plans to step up regulation of the country’s citizen journalism. Ren stands accused by the Henan Provincial Judicial Department …
Human rights lawyer disbarred as authorities launch crackdown on citizen journalists READ MORE
Introduction CSW (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) is a human rights organisation specialising in the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB). This submission seeks to draw the Council’s attention to manifestations of anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination in the People’s Republic China, especially in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR, also known as East Turkestan to …
Submission to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council READ MORE
Every year on 27 January, the world marks Holocaust Memorial Day, remembering the millions killed under Nazi persecution, as well as in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. It is a day to honour the memories of those who lost their lives and to re-commit to never allowing such crimes to happen again.
A hearing has been scheduled for 29 January 2021 in Zhengzhou, Henan, concerning the proposed disbarment of Ren Quanniu, a human rights lawyer who represented Chinese Christian activist Zhang Zhan and offered legal advice to the family of one of 12 Hong Kong youths arrested at sea as they tried to flee to Taiwan. The …
CSW and 35 other civil society organisations (CSOs) have written to the European Institutions calling for the inclusion of enforceable human rights clauses in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) ahead of the upcoming Plenary session of the European Parliament. The letter raises concerns regarding the omission of a human rights clause from the …
On 4 January Ren Qiuanniu, the lawyer who defended Chinese human rights defender Zhang Zhan, received a letter from the Chinese authorities saying that his license to practice as a lawyer may be revoked. Zhang was sentenced to four years in prison on 28 December on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, a charge …
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