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.
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