Hualing Fu is a professor of law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. His teaching and research focuses on human rights law, criminal justice, and legal institutions. Additionally, he is an active writer on human rights topics and the democratization in China.
BAHRAIN: Due to the ongoing arrests and detainment of civil society activists in Bahrain, the Set Them Free campaign has expanded its spotlight coverage of Bahrain and its human rights activists behind bars. Learn more about the escalating crackdown on human rights in Bahrain and political prisoners at helpsetthemfree.org/Bahrain. People around the world continue to…
Ethiopia: On July 7, 2017, Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), Dr. Merera Gudina, will appear in court for a scheduled hearing. Dr. Gudina has been detained since December 2016 for violating Ethiopia’s six-month state of emergency by associating with exiled opposition leaders at the European Parliament’s human rights hearing last fall. Since the…
A new interactive report entitled “Harmonized Histories” sheds light on online censorship in China. The Net Alert, a collaborative tech savvy project, produced the report which describes increased restrictions placed on popular live streaming Chinese platforms such as YY, Sina Show, and 9158. These companies maintain “24-hour surveillance on content” in order to adhere to…