Prisoner Database

Dui Hua maintains a detailed database of information about Chinese political and religious prisoners incarcerated since 1980. The "Official Prisoner Registry" contains data found in "open source" materials published in China or received via communications from the Chinese government to foreign governments or Dui Hua. Information from non-Chinese press accounts and publications of NGOs that monitor human rights in China is recorded in the "Unofficial Prisoner Registry." Individuals either known or strongly believed to be incarcerated in China are recorded as "active" prisoner cases.

Dui Hua's prisoner database is at the center of many of the foundation’s most important activities, and is made available quarterly to the US State Department under a contract administered by the International Republican Institute. Dui Hua uses the database to generate prisoner lists for members of the US Congress and organizations interested in raising human rights cases with their Chinese counterparts.

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"Mass Incident" Database

Dui Hua's "mass incident" database comprises records of public incidents spawning from Chinese citizens’ discontent over a host of social, economic, environmental, and labor problems. With this focus, Dui Hua recognizes that the frequency of such incidents and the need for China’s leaders to address their causes present an important opportunity to broaden its research on human rights in China.

The mass incident registry can bolster human rights diplomacy with the Chinese government by helping Dui Hua better understand popular dissent in China, a phenomenon which often shares common ground with political and religious crime. This registry will also increase opportunities for public outreach and information-sharing with governments, NGOs, and researchers. The development and maintenance of the mass incident database are supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation and the International Republican Institute.

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