
Organizations call on sympathizers to monitor China's human rights violations
Distributed by ChinaAid, December, 2016 ...
MIDLAND, TEXAS – group of international organizations issued a letter on Friday inviting institutions and individuals to join a group dedicated to monitoring human rights in China.
The “709 Case International Observation Group,” which named itself after the “709 event”—the mass roundup of human rights lawyers on July 9-10, 2015—was established in order to protect the rights of lawyers and activists who oppose China’s human rights violations. In its message, it denounces the arbitrary arrests of human rights defenders and asks that the recipients observe whether or not China upholds its commitment to rights protection and rule of law, as sanctioned by the Chinese Constitution, China’s Criminal Procedure Law and the International Convention on Human Rights ...
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