Chen Guangcheng Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/chen-guangcheng/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 19:17:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Chen Guangcheng Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/chen-guangcheng/ 32 32 59910430 Two Human Rights Lawyers Formally Charged in China https://concernedscientists.org/2016/01/two-human-rights-lawyers-formally-charged-in-china/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:13:47 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4754 Wang Yu, lawyer for Ilham Tohti, and Li Heping, lawyer for Chen Guangcheng, were detained by Chinese authorities in July 2015. CCS, at that time, wrote a letter requesting their release. They have now been formally arrested with charges that could result in life sentences. January 22, 2016 President Xi Jinping The State Council General’s […]

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]]> 4754 Letter of Commendation to US Ambassador for Support of Detained Human Rights Attorneys https://concernedscientists.org/2015/12/letter-of-commendation-to-us-ambassador-for-support-of-detained-human-rights-attorneys-in-china/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 21:10:07 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4695 The Committee of Concerned Scientists wrote a letter to commend the US Ambassador to China, The Honorable Max Baucus, for taking a position and making a public statement in support of the detained Human Rights attorneys in China.  Specifically, he mentioned the two attorneys for whom we have advocated in the past – Wang Yu […]

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]]> 4695 Nephew of Chinese Lawyer and Activist Chen Released from Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2015/09/good-news-nephew-of-chinese-lawyer-and-activist-chen-released-from-prison/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:00:42 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4478 The nephew of the blind lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng, who was arrested following his uncle’s escape from illegal detention, was released from prison on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Chen Kegui was released after serving a three-year, three-month sentence that was widely seen as retribution for his uncle’s daring escape from house arrest. Chen said in an […]

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]]> 4478 Good News: Beijing Releases Chinese Scholar Who Helped Lawyer-Activist Chen Flee https://concernedscientists.org/2015/09/good-news-beijing-releases-chinese-scholar-who-helped-lawyer-activist-chen-flee/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:12:26 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4486 Guo Yushan, the Chinese scholar who assisted the lawyer and activist Chen Guangcheng flee from illegal detention was released from prison on September 14, 2015, according to his lawyer, Li Jin. Jin said that she did not know why Guo was released or if there was any link to Xi Jinping’s United States visit. Related […]

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]]> 4486 China Arrests Two Human Rights Lawyers on Unspecified Charges https://concernedscientists.org/2015/09/china-arrests-two-human-rights-lawyers-on-unspecified-charges/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:13:04 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4425 The Chinese Government arrested Li Heping, attorney for Chen Guangcheng, and Wang Yu, attorney for Ilham Tohti, for, as yet, unspecified charges. A general arrest of more than 225 Human Rights attorneys took place in China in mid-Spring this year. Many were detained, questioned, and some released. Li Heping and Wang Yu have not been released and their whereabouts are undisclosed. […]

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]]> 4425 2013 Annual Report https://concernedscientists.org/2014/02/2013-annual-report/ Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:00:42 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3147 CCS Annual Report released -- details 16 cases in 10 countries in 2013.

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]]> 3147 Secretary John Kerry to Discuss Chen Guangchen’s Nephew Chen Kegui with China https://concernedscientists.org/2013/05/secretary-john-kerry-to-discuss-chen-guangchens-nephew-chen-kegui-with-china/ Mon, 13 May 2013 19:46:41 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2386 In his talk at the New School on February 6, 2013 (see our posting summarizing that event), the blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng expressed great concern about the arrest and sentencing of his nephew, Chen Kegui, by local authorities in home Chen’s province. He believes that attacks on Chen’s family members and unfair trial and […]

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]]> 2386 Secretary John Kerry to Discuss Chen Guangchen's Nephew Chen Kegui with China https://concernedscientists.org/2013/05/secretary-john-kerry-to-discuss-chen-guangchens-nephew-chen-kegui-with-china-2/ Mon, 13 May 2013 19:46:41 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2386 In his talk at the New School on February 6, 2013 (see our posting summarizing that event), the blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng expressed great concern about the arrest and sentencing of his nephew, Chen Kegui, by local authorities in home Chen’s province. He believes that attacks on Chen’s family members and unfair trial and […]

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]]> 8479 Chen Guangcheng Calls Rule of Law Essential in China for Human Rights https://concernedscientists.org/2013/04/chen-guangcheng-calls-rule-of-law-essential-in-china-for-human-rights/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:49:20 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2306 Blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng, who is studying at NYU law school under asylum in the US, gave a talk on February 6, 2013, at the New School in New York City on “The Future of the Rule of Law and Human Rights in China.” CCS had advocated on behalf of granting asylum to Chen […]

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