Death penalty

Effective defence

An effective defence can be a matter of life or death if you are facing the death penalty. Read more

Protective Safeguards

For Nie Shubin the decision of China's Supreme Court was 21 years too late. Read more

Abolishing the Death Penalty

The use of the death penalty always carries the risk of an unsafe conviction and a miscarriage of justice. 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.