Human Rights in China

Description

Human Rights in China is a non-governmental organization that addresses human rights and fundamental rights in China. It was founded in March 1989 by Chinese students and scholars. It has offices in Hong Kong and New York City. It takes an independent and non-political approach.

The organization publishes reports and briefings on human rights issues in China, with a focus on rights affecting the rural population, migrant workers, ethnic minorities, women and children. It advocates on behalf of individuals through both individual cases and systemic and policy interventions. It translates laws from mainland China and Hong Kong so civil society groups can use them. Within China it provides legal representation and assistance to activists and collaborates with domestic groups such as the Tiananmen Mothers.

Human Rights in China documents the history of the Tiananmen crackdown of June 1989 through an online archive and supports the Tiananmen Mothers’ demands through an online petition. It also advocates for the Chinese government to reassess the crackdown and its aftermath.

Internationally, the organization brings briefings and reports to United Nations bodies, international conferences, World Trade Organization processes and the EU-China Dialogue. It has submitted cases of alleged human rights abuses to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. It also runs a proxy server meant to let people in China get around internet censorship, and publishes a bilingual journal on China’s human rights developments together with other online publications. It is a member organization of the International Federation for Human Rights.