Tag: Protection

‘If I lose my freedom’: How China’s human rights defenders are preemptively resisting forced confessions

May 27, 2017

Published on 16 May 2017 at Hong Kong Free Press, here. On May 3, police in Yunnan abducted human rights lawyer Chen Jiangang. He was forced to drive with security over 3,000 kilometres back to Beijing. He remained in their custody for over 80 hours, coincidentally missing the trial of his client, Xie Yang, whose … More ‘If I lose my freedom’: How China’s human rights defenders are preemptively resisting forced confessions

To strengthen digital security for human rights defenders, behavior matters

May 27, 2017

Published 9 May 2017 as part of the Data and Human Rights discussion at Open Global Rights, here. Most conversation about digital security for human rights defenders (HRDs) tends to focus on privacy and data protection. This is necessary, but what good is a strong passphrase or Virtual Private Network (VPN) when you are at risk … More To strengthen digital security for human rights defenders, behavior matters