Tag: He Weifang

Open Letter Calls for Ratification of Human Rights Covenant (Updated)

Ahead of the National People’s Congress annual session next month, during which Xi Jinping is expected to take over as state president, a group of 100 prominent intellectuals, journalists, and lawyers have penned an open letter calling on the NPC to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The ICCPR is one of the key documents making up the United Nations’ intern

February 26, 2013 9:27 AM

Mao’s Faithful May Be Pulling Xi Leftward

After speculation late last year that Mao Zedong’s legacy was soon to be sidelined, fears about the direction in wh

February 27, 2013 4:15 PM

The Path to Legal Reform Without Revolution

At China Real Time Report, Berkeley law professor Stanley Lubman reviews In the Name of Justice: Striving for the Rule of

December 7, 2012 10:50 AM

Liu Xiaobo’s Wife Speaks as Thousands Protest Couple’s Imprisonment

Liu Xia, wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, has given her first interview in 26 months, less than a we

December 6, 2012 4:45 AM

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