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ABOUT US
Human Rights in China (HRIC) is a nongovernmental organization founded in March 1989 by overseas Chinese students and scientists. Our small and committed staff brings diverse expertise in Chinese and international human rights law, Chinese politics, language, and culture, as well as internet policy issues.
Our Mission
HRIC’s mission is to support and strengthen domestic civil society actors through the advancement of international human rights and the institutional protection of these rights in the People’s Republic of China.
our senior team
Zhou Fengsuo, Executive Director, is widely recognized and respected in activist communities for his grounded leadership, humanitarian work, and inclusive vision for social change. Having emerged as a student leader in the 1989 Democracy Movement centered in Tiananmen Square, Fengsuo has continued his pro-democracy and human rights activism for the China cause after he settled in the United States in the mid-1990s. He has demonstrated inspiring strength in mobilizing and empowering young Chinese human rights advocates in diaspora to support rights advocates in China and in collaborating with and providing solidarity to the Uyghur and Tibetan communities.
He is a frequent speaker on university campuses, including the Oxford Union. He has testified before U.S. legislative bodies, including the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC).
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board of directors
BOARD MEMBERS
- William BERNSTEIN, Chair, HRIC
Partner & Chairman of the Board, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
- Sharon HOM
Professor of Law Emerita, CUNY School of Law
- R. Scott GREATHEAD, Treasurer, HRIC
Senior Counsel, New York Office, Whiteford Taylor & Preston,
- Cheuk KWAN, Secretary, HRIC
Former Chairman, Toronto Association for Democracy in China
- HAN Dongfang
Founder and Executive Director, China Labour Bulletin
- HU Ping
Veteran Democracy Activist & Political Commentator
- Rochelle KORMAN
Of Counsel, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
- LIU Qing
Veteran Democracy Activist & Political Commentator
- Andrew J. NATHAN
Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
*HRIC Board members serve at their individual personal capacities. Affiliations listed above are for identification purposes only.
HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS
- Marie HOLZMAN
- Joel LEBOWITZ
- Torbjörn LODÉN
- Paul MARTIN
- Nina ROSENWALD
- Ming RUAN
- Anne F. THURSTON
Robert L. Bernstein Fellowship
Human Rights in China (HRIC) is pleased to host the Robert L. Bernstein Fellowship in International Human Rights. The fellowship enables an NYU Law School graduate to devote a year to full-time human rights work at HRIC. It was established in honor of the late Mr. Bernstein, who was Director and Chair Emeritus of HRIC and Founding Chair and Director Emeritus of Human Rights Watch, and who made lifelong contributions to human rights in China and around the world.