Equity & Justice Initiative

Improving social equality awareness, protecting the fundamental rights of citizens, and advocating for societal justice.

Goals

To focus on developing citizens' rights education and rights protection aid for disease carriers, the disabled, women, and other disempowered groups. To work together with our target groups in advocating policy and systemic reforms.

Major Projects

• Equal Employment and Anti-Discrimination Project
• Disability Rights Education Project
• Mental Health and the Rule of Law Project

Major Achievements

• We have been involved in a number of infuential legal cases, such as Fujian's first Hepatitis B discrimination lawsuit, a Chengdu case involving an airline's refusal to seat a disabled customer, and the Baoquan Peng psychiatric case.
• In terms of policy research, we have published the “Shenzhen Employment Discrimination Investigation Report,” “Investigative Report on Opportunism Involving the Disabled,” “Analysis Report on Legal Treatment of the Disabled,” and “Chinese Citizens Health Status and Employment Rights Report.”
• Nanfang Daily and Sun Yatsen University Philanthropy Research Center's, “Nanfang Pays Tribute” Charity Organization Annual Award

Distinctions

We carry out anti-discrimination legal and societal advocacy through influential lawsuits, legal suggestions, research seminars, community development, and performance art, promoting the improvement and implementation of anti-discrimination laws and policy and increasing public equality awareness.