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Chinese civil rights groups under attack
By S.L. Shen UPI Correspondent
Published: August 03, 2009
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Beijing, China — The Beijing government last week arrested a prominent civil rights lawyer after raiding the offices of his organization, along with at least one other group that offers legal aid and consultation on civil rights cases. The [...]
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 29, 2009
Filed at 11:07 p.m. ET
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities seized dozens of newsletters from a nonprofit group that fights discrimination against people with hepatitis B, a campaigner said Thursday, calling the move [...]
China cracks down on rights lawyers
One lawyer said 70 per cent of rights lawyers had been harassed
The authorities in China appear to have mounted a sweeping crackdown on human rights lawyers, revoking the licences of more than 50 lawyers in the past week.
The [...]
