Sunday, July 03, 2011

China: New report - dark times for lawyers as repression intensifies


The Chinese government has unleashed an uncompromising series of measures intended to rein in the legal profession and suppress lawyers pursuing human rights cases, Amnesty International said on 30 June in a new report.

“Against the Law – Crackdown on China’s Human Rights Lawyers Deepens” details how state efforts to control lawyers have intensified over the last two years and particularly in recent months.

Catherine Baber, Amnesty International’s Asia Pacific Deputy Director, said:

See full Press Release.