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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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Transnational Human Rights Violations

In February 2023, The Rights Practice and the Transnational Law Institute at King’s College London jointly hosted a workshop on transnational human rights violations. This report is a summary of issues discussed.
Transnational Repression: impact of China

In February 2023, The Rights Practice produced a background note on the impact of transnational repression by Chinese state actors. The note summarises findings of a consultation with members of the diaspora.
Repression and Resilience

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.
Stop arrests of peaceful protesters

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.

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