H&M, C&A, 3M Investigate Claims of Prison Labor
In 2013, Peter Humphrey and his wife Yu Yingzeng, fraud investigators who ran the ChinaWhys firm,...
prisoners’ rights
Writer Yang Tongyan Dies While on Medical Parole
Democracy activist and writer Yang Tongyan, also known by the pen-name Yang Tianshui, died at age...
China Weaponizes Treatment of Political Prisoners
At The Diplomat, Cholpon Orozobekova of the the Bulan Institute for Peace Innovations describes a...
Ethicists Protest China’s Invite to Vatican Organ Summit
In 2013, after years of policy adjustment and the conclusion of a pilot program, China began an...
Niece of Deceased Tibetan Lama Speaks Out
Prominent Tibetan religious leader and Dalai Lama supporter Tenzin Delek Rinpoche died in July...
China Said to Continue “Massive” Organ Harvesting
A new report by former Canadian politician David Kilgour, human rights lawyer David Matas, and...
Official Denies Breaking Vow to Ban Prisoners’ Organs
The New York Times’ Didi Kirsten Tatlow reports that former deputy health minister Dr. Huang...
Memories of Torture and Hope for Redemption
Central authorities have claimed that criminal justice reforms since 2009 have helped to curb the...
China Still Using Prisoners’ Organs for Transplants
After years of criticism from international health and human rights groups for its reliance on...
American Jailed in China Describes Prison Conditions
One of the many interviewees in the recent Human Rights Watch report outlining the continued use...
Released Lawyer “Can No Longer Speak Intelligibly”
Rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is suffering from malnutrition and psychological trauma following his...
Prominent Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Released
On Thursday, Chinese authorities released prominent human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng from a prison...
US Teacher: ‘I Did 7 Months of Forced Labor in China’
NPR’s All Things Considered tells the story of Stuart Foster, an American sociology...
Imprisoned Nobel Laureate Might Not Accept Parole
The New York Times’ Didi Kirsten Tatlow discusses the prospects for imprisoned Nobel...
Failure to End Labor Camps Shows Limits of Xi’s Power
Despite talks to abolish China’s re-education through labor or laojiao system, Xi...
Prisoner Organ Harvesting Phaseout Soon to Begin
China has long been criticized by international health and human rights organizations for having...
Forced Confessions Draw Fresh Scrutiny
In 2003, Zhang Gaoping and his nephew Zhang Hui confessed to the rape and murder of Wang Dong, a 17-year-old girl the two had picked up while passing through Zhejiang province. Both were incarcerated until late last month, when...
Official’s Death Fuels Concern for Shuanggui Detainees
The reported drowning of a Wenzhou official held in the Party’s internal disciplinary system has brought renewed attention to the welfare of shuanggui detainees. Global Times’ Hu Qingyun reported last week: A Party...
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