China

China's detention system under pressure after inmate deaths - 20 March 2009

At least six inmates have died this year, amid increasing reports of torture by police officers or bullying by fellow prisoners.

Unrest in Tibet continues as human rights violations escalate - 10 March 2009

The Chinese authorities' failure to address the long-standing grievances of the Tibetan people, has fuelled protests that have continued over the past 12 months.

China: Amnesty International calls on Chinese authorities to open Tibet - 9 March 2009

Amnesty International today called on the Chinese government to immediately open Tibet to human rights monitors and the media and to end its “Strike Hard”

International community fails to protect Darfur - 17 February 2009

The Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudanese government were reported to have struck an agreement on Monday that paves the way for Darfur peace talks.

UN misses opportunity to push China on human rights - 9 February 2009

Amnesty International today described the UN Human Rights Council’s examination of China as an important new mechanism for the protection of human rights in Chin

Chinese government report to UN Human Rights Council "whitewashes abuses" - 6 February 2009

Amnesty International has said that the Chinese government’s report to the UN Universal Periodic Review whitewashes serious human rights abuses being committed

China: Government’s report to UN Human Rights Council whitewashes abuses - 5 February 2009


The Chinese government’s report to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) whitewashes serious human rights abuses being committed across the country, acc

China: Human Rights Lawyer in Arbitrary Detention - Government Should Confirm Gao Zhisheng is Not Being Tortured or Ill-Treated - 2 February 2009

(New York and London, February 2, 2009)—The Chinese government should immediately disclose the whereabouts of Gao Zhisheng, a leading human rights lawyer wh

Macao: Proposed national security legislation undermines free expression - 9 January 2009

Macao’s legislators should revise proposed security legislation that threatens the rights of the territory’s residents, Amnesty International said today, a

Women's rights activist detained in China - 14 January 2009

Authorities in Shanghai detained a prominent female activist on Monday and assigned her to seven days administrative detention.