2023年7月2日伦敦国际特赦组织英国分会举行了颁奖典礼，已举办六届的“中国人权律师奖”今年更名为“709人权律师奖”，以表彰因捍卫人权而遭中共打压的海内外人权律师，今年的获奖者是：中国人权律师余文生和周世锋，以及香港大律师、前支联会副主席邹幸彤。中国民主党英国总部党员代表出席了此次活动。
由于身处中共的迫害之下，三位获奖者都未能亲临现场领奖，由友人代为领奖。非政府组织人道中国的创办人、中国人权执行主任周锋锁宣布了709人权律师奖名单并颁奖。
该奖项由多家非盈利的国际机构举办，合办团体强调：自2015年709 大抓捕开始，已经有超过三百名律师及异见人士被中共逮捕及囚禁，刑满释放仍被不断骚扰，包括被迫搬迁、被断水断电、被吊销执照、被限制出境等，不少人更被迫流亡海外。随着中共将人权迫害扩展至香港，香港律师和人民的人权与自由也被剥夺，因此主办机构今年决定，将“中国人权律师奖”改名为“709人权律师奖”，表彰范围扩大至包括香港和其他地方受打压的律师。
中国民主党作为一个政治性的人权团体，一直致力于在中国建立真正的自由民主法治人权的社会，我们支持和鼓励中国人权律师的努力和奉献精神，钦佩人权律师无惧中共的打压，捍卫人权的勇气。中国民主党英国总部将继续与国际社会相关组织合作，关注中国社会人权状况，推动中国社会进步和民主化进程。
中国民主党英国总部谌彬
“709 Human Rights Lawyers Award” in 2023
On July 2, 2023, Amnesty International UK Section held an award ceremony in London. The annual “China Human Rights Lawyers Award,” which has been held for six years, was renamed as the “709 Human Rights Lawyers Award” this year. It aims to recognize human rights lawyers, both in China and overseas, who have been suppressed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for defending human rights. The recipients of this year’s award are Chinese human rights lawyers Yu Wensheng and Zhou Shifeng, as well as Hong Kong barrister and former Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, Albert Ho Chun-yan. Representatives from the UK Headquarters of China Democracy Party attended the event.
Due to the persecution by the CCP, none of the three awardees were able to personally receive the award on-site. Instead, it was accepted by their friends on their behalf. Zhou Fengsuo, the founder of the non-governmental organization Humanitarian China and the executive director of China Human Rights, announced the recipients of the 709 Human Rights Lawyers Award and presented the awards.
The award is organized by several non-profit international organizations. The co-organizing groups emphasized that since the start of the “709 Crackdown” in 2015, over three hundred lawyers and dissidents have been arrested and imprisoned by the CCP. Even after serving their sentences, they continue to face harassment, including forced relocation, water and power cuts, license revocations, and travel restrictions. Many have been forced to flee overseas. As the CCP’s human rights persecution extends to Hong Kong, the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong lawyers and the people have also been deprived. Therefore, the organizing institutions decided this year to rename the award from “China Human Rights Lawyers Award” to “709 Human Rights Lawyers Award,” expanding its scope to include lawyers facing suppression in Hong Kong and other places.
As a political human rights organization, the UK Headquarters of China Democracy Party has been dedicated to establishing a society in China with genuine freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and human rights. We support and encourage the efforts and dedication of Chinese human rights lawyers and admire their courage in defending human rights without fear of the CCP’s suppression. The UK Headquarters of China Democracy Party will continue to collaborate with relevant international organizations and focus on the human rights situation in Chinese society, promoting social progress and the democratization process in China.
Chen Bin UK Headquarters of China Democracy Party
