The Plight of China’s Rights Lawyers
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By Frances Eve | As 2014 came to a close, at least seven prominent Chinese human rights lawyers rang in the New Year from a jail cell. Under President Xi Jinping, the year was one of the worst in recent memory for China’s embattled civil society.
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Guest Post: The Repression of Human Rights Defenders in China
March 1, 2015 Comments Off on Guest Post: The Repression of Human Rights Defenders in ChinaBy Frances Eve | A prominent pro-bono lawyer disappeared into police custody in Beijing last November. The family of Xia Lin, a man known for defending death penalty cases and environmental activists, has received no information about him for more than three months.
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