Statement by the China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the Fourth Anniversary of the ‘709 Incident’

Translated from Chinese by Andréa Worden for China Change (7/09/2019) The world was shocked by the mass detention of Chinese human right lawyers on July 9, 2015 –– in what became known as the “709 Incident.” Following the secret sentencing of “709” lawyer Wang Quanzhang (王全璋), who was tried for the crime of “subversion of … Continue reading Statement by the China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the Fourth Anniversary of the ‘709 Incident’

Xu Zhiyong, “Four Years Afar,” (Translation, 9/16/2018)

Excerpted by the New York Times in “‘Suffering and Hardship Belongs to Me’: A Voice from a Chinese Prison,” by Amy Qin (9/18/2018) The translation of "Four Years Afar" by Andréa Worden originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2018/09/16/four-years-afar/ Xu Zhiyong was released from prison on July 16, 2017, after serving four years for his … Continue reading Xu Zhiyong, “Four Years Afar,” (Translation, 9/16/2018)

April 9, 2018 This article originally appeared on the China Change website, available here: https://chinachange.org/2018/04/09/with-its-latest-human-rights-council-resolution-china-continues-its-assault-on-the-un-human-rights-framework/ Andréa Worden, 4/9/2018 Xi Jinping addressing the UN General assembly in 2015. During the past year, China, supported by authoritarian allies like Russia, Turkey and Egypt, has taken an increasingly aggressive anti-human rights posture at the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) … Continue reading With Its Latest Human Rights Council Resolution, China Continues Its Assault on the UN Human Rights Framework