Friday, March 29, 2013

Human Rights Defenders

刘霞的弟弟刘辉被北京警方拘留 (Liu Xiaobo’s Brother-in-Law Detained by Beijing Police)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2013
hhttp://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/liu-03292013101457.html

上海公民谢丹遭国保绑架关押 考验新政?(Shanghai Activist Kidnapped, Black Hood Placed over Head for 21 Hours)
Voice of America, March 29, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/xiedan-shanghai-20130329/1631204.html

美国务院回应酷吏网:尽力不让美国成为迫害人权者的安全之地 (US State Department Responds to Kuli (酷吏网) Website: US Will Try Hard Not to Harbor Human Rights Violators)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-03282013105209.html

[HRIC note: Kuli website collects and verifies information on officials and government employees in China who have grossly violated basic human rights].

Human Rights Activist Chen Guangcheng Honored with Whig-Clio’s Highest Award
The Daily Princetonian, March 29, 2013
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2013/03/28/33192/

For more information on Chen Guangcheng, see:
“鸟儿已经出笼”——协助陈光诚获得自由
“The bird is out of the cage”: Helping Chen Guangcheng Reach Freedom
China Rights Forum, 2012, no. 2
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6464
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6463