Licence Li Jinxing revoked
20 augustus 2019

Licence Li Jinxing revoked

China

On 6 August 2019, Chinese human rights lawyer Li Jinxing license to practice was revoked in relation to his posts on the social media platform Weibo. His posts included comments on two cases; one about the disbarment of another lawyer; and the other about Li being prevented from meeting his client in a detention center. Concern about this has been expressed in joint letter to the Chinese authorities initiated by China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group.

A panel under the Shandong Provincial Department of Justice said Li violated the Lawyers Law and the Administrative Measures for the Praxtice of Law by Lawyers by commenting on these two cases. Because Li’s license has already been suspended before, the panel decided to revoke Li’s license to practice law.

Li Jinxing is a renowned lawyer who gained national attention for defending clients in high-profile (criminal) cases and who has always fought to overturn wrongful convictions. In 2016, his license to practice law was suspended for one year because he had allegedly spoken out of turn while defending human rights defender Guo Feixiong in 2014.

Over the past four years lawyers that have not been arrested in the aftermath of the “709 Crackdown” have been facing increasing difficulties due to repression in the form administrative measures. In November 2016, the Chinese Ministry of Justice implemented two regulations (MoJ Directive 133 and 134) that require lawyers and law firms to support the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the socialist ‘rule of law’ as the basic requirement for legal practice. Lawyers are also prohibited from inciting, organizing or participating in demonstrations that could disturb public order, offline and online. As a result of these regulations lawyers, who are accused of non-compliance, can have their licenses invoked or not renewed. The authorities are furthermore able to shut down law firms if they refuse to dismiss lawyers who express critical views, or who advocate for clients or causes unpopular with the Communist Party of China.

Meer nieuws uit China

2 augustus 2023

NGOs Call on Governments & Lao Authorities to Ensure the Immediate Release of Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Lu Siwei

China

Lao authorities have reportedly arrested and detained well-known Chinese human rights lawyer Lu Siwei since 28 July 2023. We are gravely concerned that he is at serious risk of forced repatriation to China where he faces the high likelihood of

Lees verder
31 juli 2023

UPR Submission China & Hong Kong

China

On 18 July 2023, Lawyers for Lawyers jointly submitted a report for the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of China, including Hong Kong. The next UPR of China will take place in January 2024. The UPR’s key concern is China’s

Lees verder
10 juli 2023

‘709 Crackdown 2.0’: Global call against China’s renewed crackdown on human rights lawyers

China

Lawyers for Lawyers, joined by a large group of international organisations, Bar Associations, legal scholars, and Chinese human rights defenders, calls for urgent global attention to the new wave of repression against Chinese human rights lawyers in a joint statement.

Lees verder
9 juli 2023

The 709-Crackdown, the alarming state of lawyers’ rights in China and Hong Kong, and a new wave of repression

China

Today, 9 July 2023, marks the 8th anniversary of a nationwide campaign using criminal laws and executive controlled courts to silence lawyers and other human rights activists through arbitrary arrests, detentions, convictions, and imprisonment. Starting on 9 July 2015 the

Lees verder