• UN: Russia, China Vetoes Betray Syrian People
    Press release
    Feb 4, 2012
    Vetoes by Russia and China of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria are a betrayal of the Syrian people, Human Rights Watch said today. A resolution urging the Syrian government to end all human rights violations and cooperate with the UN commission of inquiry and the Arab League observer mission was approved by 13 council members, including India, South Africa, and Pakistan, before being vetoed.
  • The Forbidden Citizen
    Commentary
    Feb 2, 2012
    It's only been a month, and 2012 is already looking bleak for the notion that peaceful criticism can exist within China.
  • Will China Dragon Bite in 2012?
    Commentary
    Jan 27, 2012

    Strike hard and take prisoners. That’s the Chinese government’s message on how it will respond to perceived dissent in this Dragon year of 2012. 

  • China: Refrain From Using Excessive Force Against Protesters
    Press release
    Jan 26, 2012

    The Chinese government should immediately investigate shootings of Tibetan protesters by security forces, open Tibetan areas to international observers, and engage with representatives of the Tibetan community to address grievances and growing violence.

  • China: Spotlight Rights in US Summit with Xi Jinping
    Press release
    Jan 25, 2012
    United States President Barack Obama should publicly and privately challenge China’s Vice President Xi Jinping on the deteriorating human rights environment in China during Xi’s February 14 visit to Washington.
  • Letter to President Obama regarding the visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping
    Letter
    Jan 25, 2012
    We write in regards to the forthcoming visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. We urge that you raise the human rights situation in China, which Ambassador Locke has recently characterized as “worsening,” in all your public and private interactions.
  • China: A Year of Illegal, Politically-Motivated Disappearances
    Press release
    Jan 23, 2012

    The Chinese government’s use of illegal enforced disappearances to silence dissenters was just one of several ominous setbacks to human rights protections in 2011.

  • China: Intransigence on Rights Cases Requires New Approach
    Press release
    Dec 8, 2011

    The Chinese government’s increasing intransigence on high-profile human rights cases requires governments to make progress on such cases a benchmark for closer relations and high-level visits.

  • China: Enforced Disappearances a Growing Threat
    Press release
    Nov 9, 2011

    Enforced disappearances by the Chinese government’s security agencies have soared as a means to silence perceived dissent, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Hong Kong.   

  • China: Address Causes of Tibet Self-Immolations
    Press release
    Nov 7, 2011
    The Chinese government should address the underlying causes of protests that have led 11 Tibetans to set themselves on fire since March 2011.