Human Rights in China

Crackdown on China’s human rights lawyers deepens

2011-06-29T02:27:14+00:00

A crackdown on lawyers in China is making legal representation more difficult to find for those who need it.

Google says no to censorship

2010-03-24T00:34:59+00:00

For 12 months in 2008 Amnesty International Australia took to the streets calling for an end to internet censorship in China. With Google now taking the first steps, Sophie Peer looks at what this means for China's internet users.

Xinjiang - An inevitable explosion

2009-10-02T00:39:14+00:00

The violence in China's Xinjiang province represents rising tensions and attempts at stripping the Uighur population of its cultural heritage.

New report on press freedom in China

2009-02-08T23:58:15+00:00

A new report assessing press freedom in China during 2008 has been released by the International Federation of Journalists.

Internet giants bow to China’s porn pressure

2009-01-14T03:50:36+00:00

Amid international controversy in August 2008 the Chinese Government unblocked many of the usually censored internet sites. What’s the state of play now?

THANK YOU for supporting human rights change in China

2008-12-08T21:18:49+00:00

2008 was a fantastic opportunity to push for human rights change in China, and together we did just that. Looking at itnernet censorship, the death penalty, torture and unfair trials as well as the freedom of prisoners of conscience.

Amnesty International China reports

2008-12-08T04:30:08+00:00

Between August 2005 and March 2009 Amnesty International is publishing reports on human rights in China drawing on the promises made by Chinese authorities that the Olympics would see an improvement in human rights. Each report examines the following areas: death penalty, detention in relation to torture and unfair trials, internet repression and media freedom and human rights defenders.

About the Uncensor China campaign

2008-12-01T06:40:43+00:00

Our Uncensor China campaign was in full swing in the months leading up to the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Thank you to everyone who supported the campaign!

Wo Weihan executed

2008-11-30T21:59:43+00:00

Wo Weihan, medical scientist aged 59, father of three was executed over the weekend.

Yang Jia has been executed

2008-11-26T22:52:30+00:00

Chinese media has reported that 28 year old Yang Jia was executed on 26 November.