Presumed Guilty presents official data on arrests, prosecutions, trials, and convictions in the Chinese criminal justice system, and seeks to serve as an invaluable background resource to understand the issue of fair trials, judicial standards, and how, statistically, once one is arrested, a conviction at trial is near-guaranteed. Data covering the rule of Xi Jinping, 2013 to 2020. 

This report investigates how police in China are forcing victims, many of whom are rights defenders, to take a fake name in pre-trial detention, effectively disappearing them even within the formal judicial system. 

A primer on how to how to track down data and personal details on individuals suspected of committing human rights violations, for use when preparing recommendations for Magnitsky sanctions, or otherwise investigating suspected rights violators. 

The first-ever comprehensive guide, based on candid and anonymous interviews with diplomats, government officials, and study of past work with submitting human rights violators for Magnitsky sanctions. (Single-page version)