China A new torture in China August 10, 2017 5 Written by Eva Pils. ‘In China, we say that for a person meditating in a cave, a day passes as though it were a thousand…
China The Promise of Rights and the Demise of Law: Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Under Attack July 20, 2017 2 Written by Leïla Choukroune. They have broken his life and confiscated his death. But what was his crime? Democracy was the offence. In a country…
Law and Justice The rise of rule by fear February 15, 2016 0 Written by Eva Pils. In the course of my research on Chinese human rights lawyers over the past several years, I got to hear a…
Law and Justice A Review of China’s Record on Torture February 9, 2016 0 Written by Margaret Lewis. When visiting Washington DC in November 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that “China has made enormous progress in human rights.…
China Defending the rule of law against … lawyers July 17, 2015 0 Written by Jackie Sheehan. After 2014 was declared the “worst year ever” for lawyers in China, Xi Jinping hasn’t rested on his laurels: since 10 July, an…
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;…
