Bejing Yirenping Center

The Beijing Yirenping Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting social justice and public health. It was founded on December 19, 2006 with a mission to educate the public about how to prevent and treat communicable diseases, to provide outreach and assistance to patients, to eliminate discrimination, and to defend the rights of disadvantaged group s through legal means. Yirenping has project management offices based in Beijing , Zhengzhou , Shenzhen and. Nanjing .Beijing Yirenping Center has assisted plaintiffs in nearly 200 anti-discrimination lawsuits, most of which were high impact and high profile. For example, Yirenping helped file the following “first cases” in China: the first case against Hepatitis B status privacy infringement, the first case against HIV/AIDS-related discrimination in work place, the first case against Hepatitis C discrimination, the first case against tuberculosis discrimination, the first case against gene-related discrimination, the first case against mental-depression-related discrimination, the first case against color-blindness-related discrimination, the first case against discrimination related to physical appearance. Beijing Yirenping’s two main functions are to provide legal aid to individuals that have been discriminated against on the basis of a medical condition or disability and to advocate for and research policy developments.

Yirenping aided disabled persons in suing the Beijing Subway system to demand accessible facilities, in suing Beijing Subways system, Shenzhen Subway system, and Guangzhou Subway system to demand free ride. Yirenping has held Hepatitis B group therapy sessions and workshops on mental health talks in ten cities as Beijing , Shanghai , Tianjin , etc .

Yirenping has also held trainings for Hepatitis B and HIV carriers, persons with disabilities as well as carriers of other diseases on their legal rights and how to combat discrimination. These training have been held in over ten of cities, including Wuhan , Nanjing , Shenzhen, etc .

Yirenping performed outreach activities in more than 20 universities across the country. The activities were aimed at increasing public awareness of anti-discrimination laws and disseminating knowledge about public health.

Yirenping held training sessions and legal seminars for lawyers on the rights and anti-discrimination issues concerning people with mentally illness.

Since September 2008, Yirenping has provided legal counsel and aid to victims of the Sanlu poison milk powder scandal.

Policy Advocacy

Yirenping has strongly contributed to the improved rights protection for China ‘s 93 million Hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers by advocating anti-discrimination legislation..

2007-2011: Yirenping wrote over twenty motions and recommendations for National People’s Congress (NPC) deputies and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) members, who then submitted them to the annual NPC & CPPCC sessions . .

March 2007: Yirenping called on NGOs to focus on the non-discrimination articles of the draft of the Employment Promotion Law, which left out Hepatitis B and AIDS discrimination. Yirenping later successfully lobbied the deputies of the NPC to submit proposals to amend the draft and finally got the draft amended .

October 2010: Yirenping sent a letter to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and The Ministry of Health, advocating for a review and subsequent elimination of current discrimination against HIV carriers in China ‘s civil servant recruitment system.

 

Bejing Yirenping Center

Website: http://Website: http://www.yirenping.org/english/index.htm

yi.ren.ping@hotmail.com

086-10-51917982

Beijing and  Zhengzhou

1. Online Donations for The China Project

 

Visit Hepatitis B Foundation’s website Website: http://www.hepb.org , click the link Website: http://www.hepb.org/donate/yirenping_donation1.htm to make a Credit Card or PayPal donation in U.S. Dollars. The 86 cents has been added as a shipping charge to ensure your donation is used to support the important work of the The China Project — Beijing Yirenping Center .

 

2. Mail Your Check in U.S. Dollars for The China Project

Check is payable to Hepatitis B Foundation

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International Fund for China’s Environment

 

The mission of the International Fund for China’s Environment (IFCE) is to help ensure the protection of the world’s environment and its biological diversity by providing assistance to China in resolving its environmental problems. In pursuit of this mission, IFCE undertakes activities focused on China that include: Establishing an international membership base and global partnerships that include individuals, institutions, foundations, environmental organizations, corporations and governments to promote conservation; Contributing to an increased global awareness of the interrelationships between China’s environmental problems and human well-being, through publications, information dissemination and education; Supporting for projects that seek solutions to China’s environmental problems; Providing a forum for the discussion of China’s and the world’s environmental issues, including their scientific, educational, legal, economic, social, and cultural dimensions; Communicating authoritative statements on China’s conservation efforts by utilizing the expertise of its members; and Assisting for the development of regional, national, and international strategies for safeguarding the environmental rights of future generations. Volunteers and donors are always welcome.

 

International Fund for China’s Environment

Website: http://www.ifce.org

Email: fcechina@gmail.com,pzhuang@easen-group.com, ynchcc@126.com, fenghehuanbao@sohu.com, temea@163.com

Phone: 202-822-2141, 703-222-1280, Phone: +8613910538135,Phone: +86-21-52738396,Phone: +86-871-3623990,0755-26976283,8627-61042666 ,022-2326-0063   

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88 Huichuan Road,

Shanghai, China 200042,IFCE-Yunnan Office (Yunnan Natural and Cultural Heritage Conservation Council)

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Beijing, China 102008

 

Memberships: General member:$50/year, Honorary member: $200/year, Corporate member: $500/year, Life member: $2,000/year

 

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3. Have priority to be invited to serve on IFCE’s committees and board of directors

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Beijing International Volunteers Association

BIVA is a not-for-profit organization that is committed to human resource-based work with individuals and organizations involved in social improvement and development, with a special emphasis on volunteerism. BIVA raises volunteer advocacy and awareness, and advocates and promotes China’s emerging civil society and the domestic and international non-profit organizations into serving China’s needs in poverty and unemployment alleviation; development of China’s western region; environmental protection; basic education and health services; gender awareness and legal aid.

 

Beijing International Volunteers Association

Website: http://www.civa.org.cn/

Email: webmaster@civa.org.cn

Phone: +86 10 8400.0551

Address:11th Floor, Entrance C, Yhong He Plaza, No.28, An Ding Men Dong Da Jie, Eastern District, Beijing, China Zip Code: 100007