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Issue 30
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Winter 2008 |
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Environmental Rights
Defenders in China Battle Ecological, Legal Crises
Problems of polluted water,
land, and air are crucial to China’s leaders and environmental rights
defenders alike. Both feel they have the nation’s best interests at
heart in addressing them. President Hu Jintao’s theories of
“scientifific development” and “harmonious society” converge closely
in discussions about nature, and his address at the party congress
this past October was peppered with references to “sustainable
development” and the environment. Meanwhile, Chinese who strive to
protect the environment are observing with alarm their country’s
ecological decline. Read more >>
Related article: Environmental Right Defenders in Deep Water
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China Program Trip Forwards
Exchange on Rule of Law, Criminal Justice
A key goal of The Dui Hua
Foundation is the promotion of dialogue between China and the United
States on issues related to human rights, transparency, and the rule
of law. To this end, Dui Hua has been looking for opportunities for
exchanges on topics of concern to both countries.
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Civilian Police Oversight: The San
Francisco Model
In Yichang, Hubei Province, Executive Director John Kamm referenced
the Office of Civilian Complaints (OCC) in San Francisco to illustrate
civilian police oversight in a presentation on the subject. The text
below summarizes the information from that section of his talk.
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New Research & Prisoner Information
Release of Last Known June Fourth Spy
In the previous issue of Dialogue, Dui Hua provided updates on three
individuals imprisoned during the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations.
We noted that the foundation has been expanding its efforts to obtain
updates on the whereabouts of the several dozen individuals we believe
remain in prison for offenses connected with the events of 1989.
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Doubling of State Security Arrests in 2006
Dui Hua revealed in a November 2007 press release that official
statistics published in the 2006 China Law Yearbook show the number of
arrests in China for “endangering state security” more than doubled in
2006 compared to 2005. Read more
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Xichong Village Land Rights
Activists Lose Appeal
Eleven Guangdong defendants
convicted of sabotaging construction sites and blocking factory gates
in the course of protests over the misappropriation of communal
farmland had their appeal rejected by the Foshan Intermediate People’s
Court on October 25, 2007, according to information obtained by Dui
Hua. Read more >>
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News About Dui Hua
Learn about what's new with
Dui Hua's programs and activities.
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