China Change » Women’s rights

Yaxue Cao, July 26, 2016 Li Tingting (李婷婷), also known as Li Maizi (李麦子), is one of the “Feminist Five” in China who were detained on the eve of the International Women’s Day in 2015; they were planning a protest against sexual harassment on public transportation, which is insidiously prevalent in China. The women were released af [...] Keep reading »

Before International Women’s Day, Feminist Five And Their Lawyers Are Called in by Police

By China Change, published: March 6, 2016 Just before International Women’s Day on March 8, the Feminist Five activists in China, as well as their defense counsel, have been spoken to and put under pressure by police, according to friends and lawyers of the activists, communicating via social media. On March 3, Internal Security police [...] Keep reading »

Legal Opinion on Dropping the Investigation Against the “Feminist Five”

By defense counsels of the Feminist Five, published: March 3, 2016 To: Haidian Precinct, Beijing Public Security Bureau CC: Supreme People’s Procuratorate National People’s Congress Internal & Judicial Affairs Committee Beijing Field Office of UN Women Last year, on the eve of the March 8 [...] Keep reading »

Guo Jianmei, Zhongze, and the Empowerment of Women in China

By Yaxue Cao, February 14, 2016 She is a renowned public interest lawyer, a pioneer of China’s NGO movement, a defender of women’s rights, a writer, a legislative advocate, a recipient of some of the world’s top awards for women, and her work has been recognized and supported by the likes of the United Nations. What could go wrong [...] Keep reading »

Lawyer Expresses Concern Over Rights Defender Su Changlan’s Health In Custody

By China Change, published: November 23, 2015 Su Changlan (苏昌兰) is a 44-year-old former school teacher and a petitioner-turned-activist in Guangdong province. She was arrested a year ago for her activism on women’s rights issues, and posting online messages in support of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong in 2014, according to A [...] Keep reading »

Open Letter: Chinese Feminist Five Seek UN Help to Have Case Against Them Dropped

July 6, 2015 Dear Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Under-Secretary-General, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, We are the five feminist activists from China, Wu Rongrong (武嵘嵘), Wei Tingting (韦婷婷), Li Tingting (李婷婷), Wang Man (王曼) and Zheng Churan (郑楚然). We were detained on the eve of Internation [...] Keep reading »

Feminist Five Thank Domestic and International Support That Secured Their Release

Published: May 6, 2015 Below are excerpts of the letters they posted following their release on April 13, 2015. Wei Tingting (韦婷婷), April 17, 2015 Since the first day home, I have been constantly trying to make up for what I missed during the detention, reading your articles, tracking your chats, browsing through various reports from va [...] Keep reading »

Wu Rongrong: How I Became a Women’s Rights Advocate

By Wu Rongrong, published: April 27, 2015 Wu Rongrong (武嵘嵘), though released along with the four other feminist activists on April 13, was subjected to grueling, humiliating interrogations on April 23rd and 24th. Don’t let the CCP machine destroy the very best of China. – The Editor Fate and chance made me a social w [...] Keep reading »

Response to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Accusation against Yirenping

By Beijing Yirenping Center, April 14, 2015 On April 14, Hong Lei, the Spokesman for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), stated publicly that our organization, Beijing Yirenping Center (BYC), “has allegedly violated the law, and will be punished.” Our organization’s response is as follows: 1. We welcome MOFA in its [...] Keep reading »