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  1. Human rights issues
  2. Equal rights

Equal Rights

Human rights are interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.  All are entitled to enjoy human rights without discrimination.

Migrant workers

Migrant workers

Children of migrant workers denied equal access to education. Read more

Published: 2nd October, 2017

Updated: 15th September, 2021

Author:

Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Channels for the participation of persons with disabilities in policy making are underdeveloped in China. Read more

Published: 29th January, 2018

Updated: 18th April, 2018

Author: Jennifer Eikren

Gender Equality

Gender Equality

Holding up half the sky, but women in China, as elsewhere, continue to experience inequality at work, at home and in public life. Read more

Published: 29th January, 2018

Updated: 17th April, 2018

Author: Jennifer Eikren

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  • Briefing Paper: Death Penalty Under Xi Jinping

    Briefing Paper: Death Penalty Under Xi Jinping

    In June 2026, The Rights Practice published a briefing paper to cast some light on the application of the death penalty under Xi Jinping, party secretary and president.

  • Report: Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China

    Report: Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China

    In June 2026, The Rights Practice published a new report "Beyond Prison. Mapping Deprivation of Liberty in China". The report maps the multiple ways in which the Chinese state may deprive someone of their liberty.

  • Joint statement: Authorities must release lawyer Yu Wensheng at end of his sentence

    Joint statement: Authorities must release lawyer Yu Wensheng at end of his sentence

    On 9 April 2026, The Rights Practice, and 25 other organisations, signed a joint statement to urge Chinese authorities to ensure that human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is immediately released after serving his sentence.

  • Joint Statement: UN Human Rights Chief should address Beijing’s deepening repression

    Joint Statement: UN Human Rights Chief should address Beijing’s deepening repression

    On 24 February 2026, The Rights Practice, along with 25 other civil society organisations, called on UN Human Rights Chief to address the HRC to detail his office’s efforts to investigate alleged Chinese government crimes against humanity.

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  • Rahima's Story

    Rahima's Story

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

  • Impact of the Death Penalty in China

    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.

  • Handbook for the Uyghur Community in the UK

    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.

  • The Uyghur Community in the UK

    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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  • Our story

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

  • Death Sentences in China

    Death Sentences in China

    The death sentence in China may be given with notice of immediate execution or suspended for two years. We have produced a briefing paper which sets out the differences in these sentences and the range of factors that may be considered at sentencing.

  • Disappeared by the State

    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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