Law and Justice Speechless: The silencing of Gao Zhisheng is a warning to other lawyers and activists August 20, 2014 1 Written by Jackie Sheehan. Gao Zhisheng left Shaya Prison in Xinjiang on 7 August 2014. He left prison; he is not free. During the additional…
China Increasing Respect for Human Rights in China’s Criminal Justice System May 25, 2014 0 Written by Tim Millar. On 1 January 2013 China’s New Criminal Procedure Law (New CPL) came into force. This major reform was years in the making;…
Australia in East Asia Middle Power Pushback: Explaining Australia’s China Challenge February 4, 2014 0 Written by Andrew O'Neil. Since formalising their diplomatic relationship in the early 1970s, Australia and the People’s Republic of China have established a wide-ranging set…
Taiwan A New Tool for Promoting Human Rights in Taiwan March 24, 2013 0 By Yu-Jie Chen. Earlier this month Taiwan concluded a United Nations-type review of its implementation of the two principal human rights treaties, the International Covenant…