Civil society

Human Rights Defenders

Working to support and protect the rights of the most vulnerable. Read more

International Solidarity

Space for civil society is under attack all over the world. But human rights know no borders. Read more

The Right to Participate

Creating opportunities for ordinary people to participate in public life. Read more

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Effective Defence in Death Penalty Cases

In October 2019, The Rights Practice held an introductory training for Chinese criminal defence lawyers on the use of the death penalty.

Right to access a lawyer

In July 2019, The Rights Practice held a training workshop on international obligations for Chinese lawyers.

Labour Rights Activists Taken Away

On the evening of 17 December, 2019, Chen Weixiang, also known as Xiangzi, a labour rights activist, researcher and co-founder of WeChat channel Heart Sanitation (Xin Huanwei), an online platform advocating for workers’ rights, was taken from his home in Guangzhou by over a dozen police officers.

Farewell Jennifer

Jennifer Eikren joined The Rights Practice in 2007. She is stepping down this August, after twelve years during which she set up our U.S. office and oversaw an innovative programme of public participation in China.