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Participation lies at the heart of our work to build human rights capacity. Read more

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Building a world in which everyone can live in dignity. Read more

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Ensuring the integrity and accountability of our work. Read more

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China and the United Nations

On 13 October 2020, China was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council. UN member states have an obligation to ensure that China complies with international human rights standards.

Civil Society Space

On 21 October 2020, Nicola Macbean, Director, The Rights Practice, spoke at an online panel event held by LSE on “Civil Society Under Threat: Covid-19, authoritarianism and more”.

Respect for Minimum Standards? Report on the Death Penalty in China

To mark the 18th World Day Against the Death Penalty, on 10 October 2020, we have produced a report in an attempt to assess the use of the death penalty in China. This is an updated and expanded version of an interim publication we produced in February 2019.

Global call for international human rights monitoring mechanisms on China

The Rights Practice signed a joint letter, along with over 300 organisations, calling for an international mechanism to address the Chinese government’s human rights violations.