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China's National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday adopted the nation's first mental health law to protect the rights of the mentally ill, according to a report by the country's state-run news agency. The new law is...

Chinese psychiatric facilities are detaining hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens against their will each year, and many detainees face abuse and human rights violations in the facilities, a human rights group said in a report [text, PDF; press...

China's chengguan, a para-police organization charged with enforcing non-criminal administrative regulations, is abusing its power, Human Rights Watch reported Wednesday. The report indicated that although the chengguan are not authorized to arrest citizens...

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security issued an order Monday directing the country's police forces to abandon the practice of publicly shaming suspects and prisoners. The order stems from public response...

A Chinese court on Friday convicted a Uighur journalist of endangering national security for statements made following the 2009 Xinjiang riots . The Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi sentenced Gheyret Niyaz, editor of...

Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged the Chinese government to launch an independent investigation into the July 2009 Xinjiang riots , after receiving new testimony contradicting the current official version of events. AI...

The Supreme People's Court of China on Tuesday issued new guidelines for limiting capital punishment in Chinese courts, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency. The guidelines rely on a policy of "justice...

A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced four more people to death in connection with the July Xinjiang riots . The Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi sentenced eight others to life in prison and one to the death penalty...

Five more people have been sentenced to death by a Chinese court in connection with the July Xinjiang riots , state media reported Thursday. The sentencing came in connection to the killing of a police...

The Chinese government has executed nine people sentenced to death for their role in the July Xinjiang riots , state media reported Monday. The report indicated that the individuals were executed "according to the...