Veteran Democracy Activist Hosts CCCR Meeting on "Free Nobel Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo"

On November 19, 2013, Chen Liqun, a veteran democracy activist, who is also adviser to "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights", hosted a meeting on "Free Nobel Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo" at the CCCR office in New York, USA.

At the meeting, Ms. Chen briefed on Liu Xiaobo's article, "Charter 08", and his 11-year prison sentence in 2009, and the awarding of the Nobel Prize Prize to him in 2010, to members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights". She said that it was Liu Xiaobo's freedom of speech in writing this article, and it was a serious violation of his basic human rights by the Chinese government to put him in jail for 11 years because he wrote this article.

A number of CCCR members attending this meeting also spoke out at the meeting in support of Liu Xiaobo, calling on the Chinese government to have him released from prison immediately.

Members of Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights attending today's meeting include: Jin Yuzi, Piao Hulin, Dong Zhenghu, Ming Jian, Ju Yuzi, Zhao Meiling, Piao Chunzi, Jing Honglian, Jin Tiezhen, Deng Huanhuan, Piao Ri, Li Yufu, Yu Jie, Shen Wenlie, Xu Zhejun, Qian Haijin, Piao Yingmei.

Dr. Yang Jianli Hosts UN Rally (杨建利博士主持联合国集会）

On Nov 5, 2013, Dr. Yang Jianli, founder and chairman of "Initiatives for China", who is also honorary chairman of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights", hosted a rally at the United Nations Square urging the United Nations to exclude China from the UN Human Rights Council.

Dr. Yang Jianli points out at the rally that China's human rights records have been getting worse and worse, as evidenced by the imprisonment of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo; the house arrest of Liu Xia, Liu Xiaobo's wife, since October 2010; and the suppression of ethnic minorities in China, such as the Uyghurs, Tibetans, etc; imprisonment of human rights lawyers; and the crackdown on underground churches. As such, China is not qualified to be a a member of the UN Human Rights Council.

Also speaking at the rally is Ribya Kadeer, the prominent leader of Uyghur minority; a Tibetan student leader from London, England; a close friend of Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia; and other democracy leaders.

Those attending today's rally include members of China Democracy, Chinese Alliance for Democracy. At the invitation of Dr. Yang Jianli, members of Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights also attended the rally.

CCCR members attending today's rally include: Cao Han, Piao Huazi, Piao Honghua, Li Yufu, Cui Hailan, Wu Meisong, Li Renjiu, Lin Shanshu, Cui Shenghu, Li Jingshun, Cui Chunhua, Cao Yikang, Jin Changxie, Jin Hualin, Deng Huanhuan, Shen Xuehua, Ju Yuzi.