Forum on the Rights of Chinese Women & Children
Women’s Rights in China (WRIC) and Women’s Rights Without Frontiers (WRWF) cordially invite you to…
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China’s First Anti-domestic Violence Law Takes Effect
An illustration shows the implementation of the first anti-domestic violence law in China. (Photo: news.21cn.com) Under the new law, domestic violence is no longer considered a “family matter,” but a legal issue that demands action from the courts and the police. Figures from China Law Society show about one-third of Chinese families have…
DetailsWE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Pressure Hong Kong and China governments to be transparent in the disappearance of 5 booksellers from Hong Kong
NorCal HK Club Published Date: Jan 10, 2016 1) Both governments should also ensure Chinese law enforcement agents stop operating in Hong Kong. These five book sellers are the shareholders/co-owners of Mighty Current Media, known for publishing books critical of Chinese senior officials. Reports from Hong Kong media has rumored some of them had been snatched…
DetailsChina Convicts Prominent Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang of Speech Violations While Nominated for Columbia 2016 Global Freedom of Expression Award
A court in Beijing convicted Pu Zhiqiang, one of China’s foremost human rights lawyers, of crimes early on December 22, 2015 because of comments he posted online. The court sentenced Pu to three years in prison, but, according to the BBC, said that the sentence would be suspended. The charges against the lawyer essentially equate the…
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Drawn by Chinese cartoonist Badiucao who is based in Australia, Hong Kong political cartoonist Zunzi, Taiwanese lawyer Cao Yaying, 709 Crackdown X’mas postcard are now available for download so that you can send Minister of Public Security to ask for the release of lawyers and to your family and friends and tell them about 709.…
DetailsWill China’s Two-Child Policy Improve Women’s Rights in China?
Translator: Jennifer Yuan 11-15-2015 A few words from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the 5th plenary session of its 18th Central Committee brought massive suffering to the people of China, infiltrating their psychology and body. In the recent 40 years, the Party implemented a stringent One-child Policy, controlling the wombs of a total of…
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The End of One-Child Policy
China’s one-child policy to end By Steven Jiang and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Updated 11:10 AM ET, Fri October 30, 2015 What you need to know about China’s one-child policy 01:50 Story highlights Amnesty International says China’s new “one couple, two children” policy is not enough The policy” is “a proactive response to the issue of…
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Xi Appears at UN Women’s Conference WRIC: Shameless
Source: WRIC Live Coverage by WRIC Volunteer Yujun Zhang on Sept. 28, 2015 Since becoming President of China, Xi Jinping has cruelly oppressed NGOs, including feminist organizations. A large number of NGO offices have been “investigated” and have lost documents due to confiscation. Many were closed down. A group of feminists, including The Five Sisters,…
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Xi Appears at UN Women’s Conference WRIC: Shameless
Live Coverage by WRIC Volunteer Yujun Zhang on Sept. 28, 2015 Since becoming President of China, Xi Jinping has cruelly oppressed NGOs, including feminist organizations. A large number of NGO offices have been “investigated” and have lost documents due to confiscation. Many were closed down. A group of feminists, including The Five Sisters, have…
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American CEOs Should Stand Up for the Rights of the People in China
by Ann Lau, Chair, Visual Artists Guild This past Wednesday, the CEOs of Facebook, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, AMD, Qualcomm, Intel, Linkedln, AME Cloud Ventures, AirBnB and China’s top tech giants came together in Seattle to meet with China’s president Xi Jinping. Noticeably missing is Google which moved its servers to Hong Kong in…
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