🏆March 14, marks the 12th anniversary of the death of #CaoShunli.
#WeiWenyuan & #WangRongwen, receive the Cao Shunli Memorial Award for #HumanRightsDefenders for their grassroots advocacy for petitioners and other vulnerable groups.
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🇨🇳 authorities have harassed, detained, and jailed Chengdu activist #WangRongwen, who served 2 yrs 2 mos (2017–19), for seeking justice after her family’s forced eviction and supporting others’ rights. She received the 2026 #CaoShunli Memorial Award.
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🇨🇳 authorities targeted activist #WeiWenyuan for documenting abuses and supporting petitioners after her 2009 home demolition. Police repeatedly detained her and jailed her for 7 yrs combined. She received the 2026 #CaoShunli Memorial Award.
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🏆 Two women activists, #WeiWenyuan & #WangRongwen, receive the 12th #CaoShunli Memorial Award for #HumanRights Defenders, honoring their grassroots advocacy for petitioners and other vulnerable groups despite years of detention and mistreatment.
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Six years ago, Anhui police detained #ZhouWeilin for reporting on human rights violations. A court later sentenced him to 3 yrs and 6 months for “picking quarrels.” Zhou was the first recipient of the #CaoShunli Memorial Award for #HumanRights Defenders in 2015.
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Two years ago, police in #XUAR detained #ShiTingfu, a 2025 #CaoShunli Memorial Award laureate, for sharing farmers’ grievances with overseas media. He is now serving a 3-yr sentence for “picking quarrels.”
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#Beijing police detained the late human rights defender #CaoShunli 12 years ago yesterday. The 🇨🇳 authorities remain unaccountable for her death in custody. Cao's legacy of grassroots advocacy continues to inspire many today and beyond.
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#CaoShunli Memorial Award laureate #QuanShixin is serving a 2yr 9mo sentence for "picking quarrels" at Beijing Women's Prison after her appeal was rejected. With no immediate family, her prison situation is especially difficult.
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China is deploying a growing army of organisations masquerading as NGOs to monitor and intimidate rights activists at the UN
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#XuQin, jailed human rights defender in #China, was sentenced in March 2024 after more than 2 yrs of pre-trial detention, during which ill-treatment harmed her health. In prison, she is forced to study Xi Jinping's directives.
In 2023, she received the #CaoShunli Memorial Award for #HumanRights.
历史上的今天：2014年3月14日曹顺利死于拘押, 保持谋杀者继续当政和杀戮的制度依然不变。#TodayInHistory #CaoShunli died in detention. The system that allows her murderer to stay in power and continue to kill remains unchanged.
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11 years on, we remember #CaoShunli 's fight for human rights in China and #Beijing 's cruel response - still unaccountable for her death in custody. Her legacy of grassroots human rights advocacy continues to inspire many today and beyond.
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