Advocacy and Rights

NGOs call on deans to allow LGBT students groups

On the Chinese "Teacher Day", a number of Chinese LGBT NGOs sent a letter to deans of 112 universities and 211 training institutes asking them to pay more attention to LGBT students rights and allow LGBT students groups to register freely.

2014-09-11

China’s first “gay therapy” litigation plaintiff sends petition to the World Health Organization

In a period of less than 5 days, more than 90,000 All Out members have signed a petition in support of a Chinese gay man, victim of “reverse therapy.”

2014-09-03

Guangzhou University female sanitation workers go on strike

The article is a recount of the reporter's experience in the sanitation workers face-off against the police, and narrates some of the protest leaders' experiences of being subjected to harassment from law enforcement officers and their employer.

2014-09-01

Becoming Public: Anti-Domestic Violence (ADV) Activism as a Public Event

Stephanie Bräuer analyzes the Chinese anti-domestic violence movement and the importance of performance art in its activism.

2014-08-29

Female university student sues after facing gender discrimination when seeking employment; receives support across 11 cities

A gender discrimination case has been allowed to proceed to trial in Hangzhou's Xihu district. The case has been filed by Huang Rong (not her real name), after her application for a copywriting position was rejected several times on the grounds that the position was restricted to male applicants.

2014-08-25

Citizen Analysts: China’s Data Revolution

Tucker Van Aken discusses transparency in China and the way Open Government Information (OGI) regulations have brought new opportunities for civil society groups.

2014-08-19

Three HIV carriers sue Chunqiu airlines for refusing to board them

Three HIV carriers who wanted to fly from Shenyang to Shijiazhuang were denied access to the plane by staff from Chunqiu airlines on the ground that "the company rules forbid [us] from boarding AIDS infected passengers".

2014-08-19

Mother of hukou-less child sues Foshan for linking family planning certificate to eligibility for hukou

A mother of a hukou-less child is suing her local public security bureau for refusing her second child's hukou application.

2014-08-14

Man subjected to electroshock therapy to “cure” his homosexuality : the struggle to be oneself

A Chinese court has recently heard a landmark case on gay conversion therapy. Xiao Zhen (pseudonym), is currently suing a psychological clinic for around 10,000 RMB for subjecting him to electroshock therapy in order to "cure" his homosexuality.

2014-08-13

Labour groups call for workplace safety supervisory role to be given to workers

Labour rights activists have written a joint open letter calling for workers to be given the authority to supervise workplace safety measures themselves. This call comes following the Kunshan factory explosion incident, which resulted in 71 dead and 186 injured.

2014-08-06

Criminal detention of land petitioners in Sihong pesticide suicide protest stirs up controversy

The case of 7 land petitioners who drank pesticide outside the China Youth Daily office in Beijing on July 16 in an effort to draw attention to their grievances is once again making the news.

2014-07-31

"Love save pneumoconiosis" founder Wang Keqin: To not give up on life is a fundamental principle

In an interview, Wang Keqin, the founder of the organization "Love save pneumoconiosis", discusses his organization’s recently published report on how pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) affects rural workers, which is the first specialized report on this topic.

2014-07-16

Interview with Wang Wei of the Xi’an Domestic Workers’ Union

This article is an interview of Ms Wang Wei, chairwoman of the Xi'an Domestic Workers' Union, in which she tells us her story and explains how the union was created.

2014-07-15

Migrant college entrance examination candidates’ fates hinge on parents’ social security contribution status

In the wake of the state college entrance examinations, Du Na (not her real name) is in despair despite having received an aggregate score of 598, 70 points higher than the entry cut-off scores of the top-tier colleges.

2014-07-07

The Supreme People’s Court finally decided not to approve the death penalty sentence in the case of Li Yan

On June 23, Li Yan’s brother received a phone call, informing him that the Supreme People’s Court finally decided not to approve the death penalty in his sister's case.

2014-06-25

NGO lawsuit against Hangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau about information disclosure fails again

For the second time, Beijing environmental organization, Yuantou Aihaozhe Environmental Institute has lost a lawsuit against the Hangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau for not disclosing information on local waste incineration plants.

2014-06-20

China Fortune – Chinese women’s rights: 20 years after the World Women’s Conference

The article discusses the political and intellectual legacies of the 1995 Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women, including the deepened understanding of feminist theory, the growth of grassroots organizing, and the increase in international collaboration among NGOs

2014-06-11

The NPC Law Committee presents the features of the new Environmental Protection Law concerning public interest lawsuits

Yuan Jiechen, director of the NPC Law Committee, explains the features of the new law, in particular the reasons why four reviews were necessary before the final approval.

2014-05-15

CDB Reports

NGOs call on deans to allow LGBT students groups

China’s first “gay therapy” litigation plaintiff sends petition to the World Health Organization

Guangzhou University female sanitation workers go on strike

Becoming Public: Anti-Domestic Violence (ADV) Activism as a Public Event

Female university student sues after facing gender discrimination when seeking employment; receives support across 11 cities

Citizen Analysts: China’s Data Revolution

Three HIV carriers sue Chunqiu airlines for refusing to board them

Mother of hukou-less child sues Foshan for linking family planning certificate to eligibility for hukou

Man subjected to electroshock therapy to “cure” his homosexuality : the struggle to be oneself

Labour groups call for workplace safety supervisory role to be given to workers

Criminal detention of land petitioners in Sihong pesticide suicide protest stirs up controversy

"Love save pneumoconiosis" founder Wang Keqin: To not give up on life is a fundamental principle

Interview with Wang Wei of the Xi’an Domestic Workers’ Union

Migrant college entrance examination candidates’ fates hinge on parents’ social security contribution status

The Supreme People’s Court finally decided not to approve the death penalty sentence in the case of Li Yan

NGO lawsuit against Hangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau about information disclosure fails again

China Fortune – Chinese women’s rights: 20 years after the World Women’s Conference

The NPC Law Committee presents the features of the new Environmental Protection Law concerning public interest lawsuits

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