Great to know that human rights lawyer #LuSiwei has been released. His wife's younger sister and another friend waited outside the detention centre for ~1.5 hours. Later, they got Lu Siwei's call saying that he's taken to a "judicial centre" by some political security officers.

China must protect rights of imprisoned human rights defenders and ensure they are not subjected to torture or ill-treatment says Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs, urging authorities to provide detailed information on 7 HRDs serving prison sentences of 10 years or longer. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Independent expert Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs: "I have been disturbed by consistent allegations about the treatment of imprisoned human rights defenders in #China – including in relation to torture, denial of access to adequate medical care and visitation rights." is.gd/1DSf5I

Lawyer #GaoZhisheng, missing since Aug 2017 after being captured by police while attempting to escape house arrest, remains a victim of #EnforcedDisappearance. Marking 8 yrs since, CHRD人权捍卫者 urges 🇨🇳 govt to reveal his whereabouts & condition. nchrd.org/2025/08/china-…

🚨 Concern over the #disbarment and #reprisals against #HongKong lawyer #KevinYam In a joint letter, we call on Chinese authorities to respect his rights and reverse his disbarment: lawyersforlawyers.org/?p=39514&previ…

Joint statement on Kevin Yam 任建峰’s disbarment. Lawyers for Lawyers CCBE Law Society Human Rights IBA's Human Rights Institute Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Asian Lawyers Network (ALN) Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales Attn: Margaret Satterthwaite

The Rights Practice & 7 other organisations issue joint statement to express grave concern over disciplinary proceedings and disbarment of Hong Kong solicitor Kevin Yam Lawyers for Lawyers IBA's Human Rights Institute CCBE The Law Society Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada Asian Lawyers Network (ALN) Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales tinyurl.com/3nyamfnd

I am most grateful to Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society, IBA's Human Rights Institute, CCBE, Asian Lawyers Network (ALN), Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales and The Rights Practice for their strong statement of support against my Hong Kong disbarment. This support from international legal groups from England and Wales,

It was lovely reuniting with Uyghur HRD Yalkun Uluyol for a #HRC60 side event in Geneva, alongside my trusted colleague Orsolya Toth Orsolya Toth. Yalkun's father, Memet Yaqup, was wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years by the Chinese government for committing no recognizable crime.

Expert remarks at #HRC60 side event on #China: SR on the situation of HRDs Mary Lawlor UN Special Rapporteur HRDs points out that #Beijing 's conflicting response on the #EnforcedDisappearance of lawyer #GaoZhisheng highlights #XiJinping govt's lack of accountability.

#China journalist #ZhangZhan broke no laws. In fact, the law she allegedly violated—“picking quarrels and provoking trouble”—has been repeatedly cited by #UN #humanrights experts as subject to abuse. Her persecutors should be prosecuted. ⁦CHRD人权捍卫者⁩ theguardian.com/world/2025/sep…

China: The EU deplores today’s verdict against citizen journalist #ZhangZhan at the Pudong New District People’s Court in Shanghai. She was re-detained in August 2024 for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. (1/2)

.UN Human Rights expresses deep concern over citizen journalist #ZhangZhan ’s 4-year sentence for the vague charge of “picking quarrels.” The High Commissioner Volker Türk calls for its repeal and an immediate moratorium on its use. 👉 ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

🔔🇺🇳#OHCHR PR➡️ The reported sentencing of #ZhangZhan in China to four more years’ jail on the vague and ill-defined charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” is deeply disturbing. We call for her immediate and unconditional release. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

We, along with 52 other rights groups, signed a joint letter to urgently raise serious concerns with Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, regarding systemic abuses occurring inside Hong Kong’s prisons. rights-practice.org/news/joint-let… Volker Türk UN Human Rights

I am most grateful to Margaret Satterthwaite and Irene Khan for their public statement condemning my Hong Kong disbarment. This statement follows an earlier statement from Law Council and an earlier joint statement from Lawyers for Lawyers, The Law Society, IBA's Human Rights Institute, CCBE, Asian Lawyers Network (ALN),