In December 2022, The Rights Practice publishes important new report focused on the mental health of Chinese human rights defenders. We include reflections and recommendations for the international community. Read more
In June 2022, The Rights Practice has produced a new handbook to address some of the concerns and needs of Uyghurs living in the UK. Read more
On 19 April 2022, The Rights Practice signed a joint statement, with a total of 60 human rights organisations, setting out the minimum conditions to be met for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' visit to China to be credible. Read more
In March 2022, The Rights Practice was happy to respond to a call for submissions to the UN Secretary-General's report on the question of the death penalty. Our submission focuses on China, and developments since 1 July 2020. Read more
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The use of the death penalty always carries the risk of an unsafe conviction and a miscarriage of justice.
Children of migrant workers denied equal access to education.
On 7 December 2022, The Rights Practice, along with 48 other organisations, signed a joint statement calling on China to cease detaining and harassing peaceful protesters. Read more
The Rights Practice, along with 25 other civil society groups, call on Chinese authorities to respect the rights of two young Chinese human rights defenders: Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing. Read more