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Legal Empowerment and Rule of Law

Ensuring citizens know and can claim their rights. Building the rule of law from the bottom up. Read more

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Duty lawyers can provide prompt legal assistance to detainees and access to legal aid. Read more

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China must release Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing

The Rights Practice, along with 31 other civil society groups, signed a joint statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing.
Ensure the Release of Lawyer Lu Siwei

On 1 August 2023, The Rights Practice, along with 84 other organisations, signed a joint statement urging Governments and Laos authorities to ensure the release of rights lawyer Lu Siwei.
Submission to Fourth Cycle UPR of China

In July 2023, The Rights Practice submitted a report for the fourth cycle of the UN Universal Periodic Review of China.
Disappeared by the State

In July 2023, The Rights Practice published its latest briefing paper "Disappeared by the State: Tracing Uyghur Relatives in China”.

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We have a small professional staff based in London.
Rahima's Story

Rahima Mahmut, Uyghur singer and human rights activist, shared her story at the UK Parliamentary Roundtable on Xinjiang.
Handbook for the Uyghur Community in the UK

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.
UK Board

Our Trustees come from a wide range of backgrounds.
Impact of the Death Penalty in China

In April 2022, The Rights Practice responded to a call from the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, which focused on the imposition of the death penalty and its impact in China.
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Criminal Law and Deprivation of Liberty in Xinjiang

In June 2021, we released a Working Paper on Criminal Law and Deprivation of Liberty in the XUAR. The paper delves into official statistics and Chinese law to try and understand how the criminal law is being used to detain Uyghurs.
Our story

Learning, sharing and critical reflection. Founded in 2002 to help put human rights into practice.
Mission

Building a world in which everyone can live in dignity.
The Uyghur Community in the UK

December 2020. The Rights Practice recently surveyed Uyghurs living in the UK. Our survey revealed a community desperate for information about relatives in Xinjiang.

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