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Chinese and Hong Kong government "reprisals" against the international legal team representing jailed publisher Jimmy Lai and his son, led by Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC, have been condemned by the UN Secretary-General and the US and UK governments. Ms Gallagher, the accomplished Irish human rights law

Chinese legislation aimed at tackling video game addiction by restricting the number of hours under-18s can play online video games has failed to curb "heavy gaming" behaviour, according to new research. In November 2019, China introduced a law requiring online video game providers to prevent under-

Chinese human rights lawyer Chang Weiping has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years' imprisonment after accusing police of torture. Mr Weiping, known for his work defending the rights of people facing discrimination based on their health status, gender identity or sexual orientation, was convicte

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, of Doughty Street Chambers, has confirmed that she will act with a team of international lawyers as international counsel to renowned media entrepreneur, pro-democracy campaigner, and writer, Jimmy Lai. Mr Lai, through his media companies and his writings, is a high-profile

China has committed the crime of genocide by imposing measures aimed at reducing the birth rate of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, a UK-based people's tribunal has concluded. The Uyghur Tribunal, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC and comprised of various legal and human rights experts, issued its final judgment

The Law Societies of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland have condemned Chinese sanctions against lawyers. They said in a statement that they "unreservedly condemn the recent announcement by the Government of the People’s Republic of China of sanctions against lawyers for providing legal ad

The four professional bodies of barristers and advocates of the UK and Ireland have condemned Chinese sanctions against barristers who gave legal advice in connection with human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The Bar of Ireland and the Bar Council of Northern Ireland, as well as the Faculty of Advo

Human rights campaigners have called on Northern Ireland's first and deputy first minister to condemn the arrest of around 50 democracy activists in Hong Kong. Activist Gwyneth Ho, who delivered the Amnesty International Northern Ireland annual lecture four weeks ago, is among those arrested for all

The Chinese government is to revoke the licences of human rights lawyers hired to help protestors in Hong Kong who were arrested as they attempted to flee to Taiwan last August. A Chinese court sentenced 10 of the protestors to prison terms ranging from seven months to two years after they were conv

A former lawyer who used social media to report from Wuhan following the first outbreak of Covid-19 last February has been jailed for four years for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble". Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old human rights activist who was also detained in 2019 for speaking in support of anti

A transgender woman has won a landmark employment discrimination case in China after being fired for taking leave for sex reassignment surgery. A court in Beijing ruled that e-commerce company Dangdang should reinstate her contract with full back pay, Chinese media group Caixin reports.

A law professor has been detained after he refused to stop publicly criticising the government and “personality cult” of President Xi, The Times reports. Xu Zhangrun, 57, was taken into custody yesterday and removed from his post at the prestigious Tsinghua University after he wrote an a

A legal row has developed between Belfast residents and the Chinese embassy over the construction of a new wall at the Chinese consulate in Belfast. Residents living near the Chinese consulate in Belfast have secured an injunction in the High Court against the construction of a new wall on the site.