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Death Penalty

Effective Defence in Death Penalty Cases

Effective Defence in Death Penalty Cases

In early June 2021, we hosted an online webinar focused on the American Bar Association (ABA) 2003 guidelines for lawyers taking death penalty cases. Read more

Published: 11th June, 2021

Updated: 30th May, 2022

Author: Imogen Rogerson Costello

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. Read more

Published: 20th October, 2021

Updated: 24th January, 2022

Author: Imogen Rogerson Costello

Legal Assistance

Legal Assistance

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

Published: 19th January, 2018

Updated: 7th September, 2021

Author: Nicola Macbean

Protective Safeguards

Protective Safeguards

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

Published: 22nd January, 2018

Updated: 15th April, 2018

Author: Nicola Macbean

Abolishing the Death Penalty

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

Published: 24th January, 2018

Updated: 15th April, 2018

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  • Transnational Repression: impact of China

    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

    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

    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.

  • China must protect rights of Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing

    China must protect rights of Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing

    The Rights Practice, along with 25 other civil society groups, call on Chinese authorities to respect the rights of two young Chinese human rights defenders: Huang Xueqin and Wang Jianbing.

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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.

  • 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.

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  • Criminal Law and Deprivation of Liberty in Xinjiang

    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.

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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

    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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  • 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.

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