Current Cases
Doe v. Cisco Systems
Doe v. Cisco Systems, Inc. is a case currently being litigated against Cisco Systems, Inc., a major American network technology corporation. Falun Gong believers filed the case based on their subjection to serious human rights abuses in China through the use of the “Golden Shield” and especially its anti-Falun Gong systems. The Golden Shield is an unprecedented network security system used for the widespread censorship, surveillance, identification, tracking, apprehension, and torture of Chinese dissidents. Cisco has been the major provider of network security “solutions” in China since the late 1990’s.
Detailed Case Summary and Documents
Jia v. People’s Republic of China
Jia v. People’s Republic of China (PRC) challenges China’s transnational repression operations in the United States. The Plaintiffs are two petitioners who faced severe persecution in China and now live in the United States where they regularly call for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to be held accountable. The Plaintiffs allege they were attacked by PRC or its proxies when they went to protest the CCP during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to San Francisco. The Plaintiffs allege that PRC Embassy and consular officials conspired with others to suppress protest of CCP during the visit, including through violence.
Detailed Case Summary and Documents
Transnational Repression
HRLF also regularly represents and advises individuals on sensitive matters that cannot be disclosed. Currently, HRLF is focusing on the issue of transnational repression. As Freedom House has argued, the Chinese Communist Party “conducts the world’s most sophisticated, comprehensive, and far-reaching” transnational repression operations that is “unique in the scale and ambition of its efforts.” This operation is of particular concern given the large numbers of dissidents or persecuted persons from China who have obtained asylum in the United States. Through investigations, representations, and legal advocacy, HRLF hopes to ensure that dissidents can live freely in the United States without interference by foreign powers.
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