Sophie Richardson
@sophiedrich.bsky.social
Co-ED, Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) @chrdnet.bsky.social. Visiting Scholar at Stanford CDDRL 2024, HRW China director 2006-2023. Still think music makes everything better (see https://youtu.be/k9avKq94DGY?si=I7xvXwRcgovRnF1v).
Good to see these concerns about environmental damage done by fireworks in #Tibet; better still to also see it about mega-dams like #YarlungTsangpo, mines, roads, and other infrastructure projects causing serious harms.
September 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Good to see these concerns about environmental damage done by fireworks in #Tibet; better still to also see it about mega-dams like #YarlungTsangpo, mines, roads, and other infrastructure projects causing serious harms.
@chrdnet.bsky.social proud 2 team up w @rizwangvl.bsky.social @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social @vdraphael.bsky.social @yalkun.bsky.social to talk about #China govt’s widespread, systematic #humanrights abuses, esp scourge of #arbitrarydetention. Goal: ending impunity. Watch online: youtube.com/@CHRDnet
September 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
@chrdnet.bsky.social proud 2 team up w @rizwangvl.bsky.social @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social @vdraphael.bsky.social @yalkun.bsky.social to talk about #China govt’s widespread, systematic #humanrights abuses, esp scourge of #arbitrarydetention. Goal: ending impunity. Watch online: youtube.com/@CHRDnet
From a govt in #China that arbitrarily detains #humanrights defenders working on #development, just launched construction on world’s largest dam in #Tibet w/o proper EIAs or consultation, censors its Gini coefficient, and regularly threatens #UN rights system, well—we’ll see how this unfolds.
July 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
From a govt in #China that arbitrarily detains #humanrights defenders working on #development, just launched construction on world’s largest dam in #Tibet w/o proper EIAs or consultation, censors its Gini coefficient, and regularly threatens #UN rights system, well—we’ll see how this unfolds.
Amazing to have seen this painting of the great Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama—happy 90th birthday!—at the museum honoring former President Nelson Mandela.
July 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Amazing to have seen this painting of the great Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama—happy 90th birthday!—at the museum honoring former President Nelson Mandela.
#HongKong, November 2014. Extraordinary protests, asking only for respect for the #humanrights guaranteed—then, now, and always—under international law. Imagine if this remarkably loyal, civic-minded opposition had been embraced! But that spirit lives on through amazing global work.
July 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#HongKong, November 2014. Extraordinary protests, asking only for respect for the #humanrights guaranteed—then, now, and always—under international law. Imagine if this remarkably loyal, civic-minded opposition had been embraced! But that spirit lives on through amazing global work.
Thinking today of #China literary critic and 2010 #Nobel peace laureate #LiuXiaobo.
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May 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Thinking today of #China literary critic and 2010 #Nobel peace laureate #LiuXiaobo.
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
Half a century after the #Chinese govt-supported #KhmerRouge seized power in #Cambodia, unleashing #humanrights horrors on millions, current #China leader #XiJinping visits Phnom Penh and speaks only of “ironclad friendship.”
April 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Half a century after the #Chinese govt-supported #KhmerRouge seized power in #Cambodia, unleashing #humanrights horrors on millions, current #China leader #XiJinping visits Phnom Penh and speaks only of “ironclad friendship.”
“In 2024, only 418 individuals were acquitted or found not criminally liable in public prosecution cases, accounting for 0.03% of all criminal cases brought forward by public prosecutors last year, according to data released by the [#China] Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) on Sunday.”
March 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“In 2024, only 418 individuals were acquitted or found not criminally liable in public prosecution cases, accounting for 0.03% of all criminal cases brought forward by public prosecutors last year, according to data released by the [#China] Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) on Sunday.”
What if any #China govt #humanrights abuses will #NewZealand #WinstonPeters ask Beijing to stop? Will he call out #XiJinping’s #transnationalrepression in 🇳🇿?
February 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
What if any #China govt #humanrights abuses will #NewZealand #WinstonPeters ask Beijing to stop? Will he call out #XiJinping’s #transnationalrepression in 🇳🇿?
If only this wasn’t an effort to distract from #China govt entrenched #authoritarianism, #genocide, #crimesagainsthumanity, persecution of #freespeech #laborrights #religiousfreedom, enthusiasm for #torture #arbitrarydetention #TNR, & of course efforts to weaken #UN #humanrights bodies incl #UNHRC.
February 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If only this wasn’t an effort to distract from #China govt entrenched #authoritarianism, #genocide, #crimesagainsthumanity, persecution of #freespeech #laborrights #religiousfreedom, enthusiasm for #torture #arbitrarydetention #TNR, & of course efforts to weaken #UN #humanrights bodies incl #UNHRC.
Thanks to @rfa for making sure these critical #China #Tibet #Uyghur #HongKong stories are covered. #XiJinping govt’s abuses are vast, and coverage by media is key. Imagine if these stories could be reported and debated domestically…
January 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Thanks to @rfa for making sure these critical #China #Tibet #Uyghur #HongKong stories are covered. #XiJinping govt’s abuses are vast, and coverage by media is key. Imagine if these stories could be reported and debated domestically…
Interesting: I don’t see reference to this meeting on @harvard.edu website. Just weeks ago #CCP #WangHuning was in the #Uyghur region, extolling his boss’s brutal, genocidal policies.
December 20, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Interesting: I don’t see reference to this meeting on @harvard.edu website. Just weeks ago #CCP #WangHuning was in the #Uyghur region, extolling his boss’s brutal, genocidal policies.
An interesting #China #domesticviolence statistic (if accurate: “In 2023, police across the country issued 98,000 such notices.” Does that reflect the full number of cases that should have triggered notices? And how many of those 98k notices merited and yielded prosecutions?
December 17, 2024 at 9:06 PM
An interesting #China #domesticviolence statistic (if accurate: “In 2023, police across the country issued 98,000 such notices.” Does that reflect the full number of cases that should have triggered notices? And how many of those 98k notices merited and yielded prosecutions?
China govt once again observes anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights by arguing against universality of human rights.
December 11, 2024 at 12:46 PM
China govt once again observes anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights by arguing against universality of human rights.
Note that the “Xinjiang Cotton Association” does not deny the use of forced labor, and it does not offer to allow independent inspectors to carry out human rights due diligence. Enough said.
December 7, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Note that the “Xinjiang Cotton Association” does not deny the use of forced labor, and it does not offer to allow independent inspectors to carry out human rights due diligence. Enough said.
"I know that history is on our side." -- China Tiananmen scholar Rowena He, on combating government censorship and revisionism. No one is more devoted to truth, justice, or her students than Professor He. Very glad CECC chose to invite her to testify today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsVO...
December 5, 2024 at 4:25 PM
"I know that history is on our side." -- China Tiananmen scholar Rowena He, on combating government censorship and revisionism. No one is more devoted to truth, justice, or her students than Professor He. Very glad CECC chose to invite her to testify today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsVO...
Perfect bag for library books. Publishing is not a crime! #FreeJimmyLai!
December 3, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Perfect bag for library books. Publishing is not a crime! #FreeJimmyLai!
It’s critical for democracies to hold the line #UN #HRC and #UNGA on #China govt #genocide #crimesagainsthumanity #humanrights violations. But absent investigations, prosecutions, #XiJinping unlikely to change hardline policies.
November 21, 2024 at 8:35 PM
It’s critical for democracies to hold the line #UN #HRC and #UNGA on #China govt #genocide #crimesagainsthumanity #humanrights violations. But absent investigations, prosecutions, #XiJinping unlikely to change hardline policies.
Powerful interventions by #HongKong #humanrights #democracy activists #AnoukWear #SunnyCheung #AnnaKwok #JoeySiu #CarmenLau. Imagine them in LegCo…
November 19, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Powerful interventions by #HongKong #humanrights #democracy activists #AnoukWear #SunnyCheung #AnnaKwok #JoeySiu #CarmenLau. Imagine them in LegCo…