Wednesday, December 12, 2012
UN rights expert condemns China 'retaliation' against activist's relative
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders [official website] on Friday urged China to end retaliatory efforts [press release] against Chen Guangcheng [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], a blind human rights lawyer who successfully fled the communist country earlier this year, by immediately releasing the activist's nephew. According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) [official website], Chen's nephew, Chen Kegui, was arrested when local officials raided his family's home without a warrant, just...
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