Senator Jeff Merkley, Chair I Representative James P. McGovern, Cochair
Chairmen's Statements and Press Releases
September 1, 2022
July 12, 2022
June 3, 2022
April 21, 2022
March 31, 2022
February 16, 2022
February 2, 2022
February 1, 2022
January 28, 2022
January 18, 2022
January 14, 2022
January 12, 2022
December 17, 2021
Chairs Ask NBC To Cover Uyghurs, Hong Kong and Human Rights During Beijing Winter Olympics Broadcast
December 16, 2021
December 10, 2021
December 7, 2021
December 2, 2021
November 23, 2021
October 19, 2021
September 10, 2021
July 23, 2021
June 30, 2021
June 3, 2021
June 1, 2021
Events
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September 13, 2022| Hearing
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July 12, 2022| Hearing
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June 23, 2022| Hearing
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June 15, 2022| Hearing
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April 5, 2022| Hearing
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March 1, 2022| Hearing
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February 3, 2022| Hearing
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December 7, 2021| Hearing
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November 17, 2021| Hearing
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October 19, 2021| Hearing
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September 21, 2021| Hearing
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July 27, 2021| Hearing
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June 29, 2021| Roundtable
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May 18, 2021| Hearing
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September 30, 2020| Hearing
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March 11, 2020| Roundtable
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October 17, 2019| Hearing
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September 17, 2019| Hearing
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June 4, 2019| Hearing
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May 15, 2019| Hearing
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November 28, 2018| Hearing
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July 26, 2018| Hearing
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April 26, 2018| Hearing
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February 14, 2018| Hearing
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December 6, 2017| Hearing
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June 28, 2017| Hearing
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May 3, 2017| Hearing
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March 1, 2017| Hearing
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May 24, 2016| Hearing
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April 14, 2016| Hearing
Commission Analysis
Joshua Wong
Hong Kong police arrested democracy advocate Joshua Wong Chi-fung at least six times in connection with his activism..On January 7, 2021, police arrested Wong for “subversion” under the National Security Law at Shek Pik Prison where he was serving [a previous] sentence. The arrest was related to Wong’s involvement in the non-binding primary held in July 2020 intended to the increase the chance for the pro-democracy camp to secure a majority in the Legislative Council election (which was originally scheduled in September and later postponed for a year reportedly for public health concerns). Wong was among 55 individuals arrested between January 6 and 7, 2021. Read more…Li Yuhan
On October 9, 2017, public security officials from Liaoning province detained 60-year-old lawyer Li Yuhan, holding her at a PSB detention center. Li suffers from heart disease, hypertension, and hyperthyroidism, but officials denied her medication and demanded her cooperation. Previously, Li made a report against a PSB branch for destroying evidence. She also represented Wang Yu, a lawyer detained in a crackdown on human rights legal professionals that began in mid-2015. Read more...
Khadro Tseten
Authorities in Tsekhog (Zeku) county, Malho (Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai province, detained three Tibetans for their involvement in making or sharing online a song praising the Dalai Lama, including Khadro Tseten and Tsego, as the lyricist and singer, respectively,.The court sentenced Khadro Tseten to 7 years in prison and Tsego to 3 years. Authorities previously detained Khadro Tseten from 2012 to 2014 for his involvement in 2010 protests in Rebgong over Tibetan-language education.Read more…Zhang Zhan
On June 19, officials at the Pudong New District People's Procuratorate authorized her arrest on the "picking quarrels" charge reportedly in connection to her use of WeChat, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media platforms to document and report on the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan. On December 28, 2020, the Pudong New District People's Court tried Zhang on the disturbance charge and sentenced her the same day to 4 years' imprisonment (RDN, 28 Dec 20). Read more...
Ilham Tohti
On September 23, 2014, Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti was sentenced to life in prison for "separatism." Tohti reported that officials abused him, including by shackling him and depriving him of food and water, since he was detained on January 15. Tohti also lost significant weight partly because he was denied halal food. Prior to his detention, authorities restricted his movement and subjected him to harassment in connection to comments he made on ethnic minority policy in China. Read more...
