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China: UN experts concerned by repeated denial of medical care for woman human rights defender Yang Li

5 February 2026, GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today urged China to immediately grant full access to adequate medical treatment for woman human rights defender, Yang Li, from Jintan, Jiangsu Province, saying that her attempts to travel to Beijing for medical...

Hong Kong SAR: UN experts dismayed by Jimmy Lai conviction

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23 December 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep disappointment at the conviction of pro-democracy media entrepreneur, Jimmy Lai, despite prolonged engagement with authorities on the case, and called for his immediate release from prison on humanitarian...

UN Special Rapporteur: China must uphold the rights of imprisoned human rights defenders

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11 August 2025, GENEVA – China must uphold the rights of imprisoned human rights defenders, including by ensuring that they are not subjected to torture or ill-treatment, a UN expert said today. “I have been disturbed by consistent allegations I have received about...

China: Comments on the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance

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Six Special Rapporteurs sent a joint communication to the Government of China expressing concerns about the conformity of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance with international human rights law. The Ordinance was adopted under article 23 of the Basic Law of...

China: UN experts renew calls for accountability for Cao Shunli’s death

| Statements, Top-line

GENEVA (14 March 2024) – A decade after the death in custody of human rights defender Cao Shunli, UN experts* today condemned the continued failure of Chinese authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death and bring those responsible to justice....

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