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CHRD and TRP Communiqué Alleging Arbitrary Detention of Two HRDs JI Xiaolong and CHEN Pinlin

Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) and The Rights Practice (TRP) sent a detailed communiqué to UN Special Procedures regarding the arbitrary detention of human rights defenders Ji Xiaolong and Chen Pinlin.
Joint Statement on Second Anniversary of UN OHCHR Assessment of the Uyghur Region

On 28 August 2024, The Rights Practice, along with 14 other NGOs, signed a joint statement to mark the second anniversary of the OHCHR’s publication of its Assessment of Human Rights Concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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Addressing Transnational Human Rights Violations

In May 2024, The Rights Practice produced a report from workshops held in January and February 2024. The workshops focused on addressing transnational human rights violations in the UK.

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We have a small professional staff based in London.
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.
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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Our Trustees come from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Our story

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.
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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Building a world in which everyone can live in dignity.

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